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  1.                 From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
                    

    Micromillimeter \Mi`cro*mil"li*me`ter\, n. [Micro- + millimeter.] The millionth part of a meter.

    Note: The millionth part of a meter is now termed a micron, and the word micromillimeter does not conform to the IS use of the prefix micro-. [1913 Webster +PJC]

  2.                 From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
                    

    micron \mic"ron\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. mikro`s small.] (Physics) A measure of length; the thousandth part of one millimeter; the millionth part of a meter. [1913 Webster]