mil

1
[ mil ]

noun
  1. a unit of length equal to 0.001 of an inch (0.0254 millimeters), used in measuring the diameter of wires.

  2. a military unit of angular measurement equal to the angle subtended by 1/6400 of a circumference.

  1. (less accurately) the angle subtended by an arc equal to 1/1000 (0.001) of the radius or distance.

  2. (used formerly in pharmaceutical prescriptions) a milliliter.

  3. a former bronze coin of the mandate of Palestine, the 1/1000 part of a pound.

Origin of mil

1
First recorded in 1715–25; short for Latin millēsimus “thousandth,” equivalent to mill(e) “thousand” (see mile) + -ēsimus ordinal suffix

Other definitions for mil (2 of 3)

mil2
[ mil ]

noun
  1. Slang. a million.

Origin of mil

2
By shortening

Other definitions for mil. (3 of 3)

mil.

abbreviation
  1. military.

  2. militia.

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British Dictionary definitions for mil (1 of 3)

mil1

/ (mɪl) /


noun
  1. a unit of length equal to one thousandth of an inch

  2. an obsolete pharmaceutical unit of volume equal to one millilitre

  1. a unit of angular measure, used in gunnery, equal to one sixty-four-hundredth of a circumference

Origin of mil

1
C18: short for Latin millēsimus thousandth

British Dictionary definitions for mil (2 of 3)

mil2

the internet domain name for
  1. a US military department

British Dictionary definitions for mil. (3 of 3)

mil.

abbreviation for
  1. military

  2. militia

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Scientific definitions for mil

mil

[ mĭl ]


  1. A unit of length in the US Customary System equal to 11000 of an inch (0.03 millimeter), used chiefly to measure the diameter of wires.

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