mil

¹ American  

[mil] / mɪl /

noun

1. Slang. a million.

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mil. ² American  

abbreviation

1. military.

2. militia.

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mil ³ American  

[mil] / mɪl /

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.

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

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

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

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mil ¹ British  

abbreviation

1. a US military department

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mil. ² British  

abbreviation

1. military

2. militia

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mil ³ British  

/ 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

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

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mil Scientific  

/ mĭl /

1. A unit of length in the US Customary System equal to 1/1000 of an inch (0.03 millimeter), used chiefly to measure the diameter of wires.

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Etymology

Origin of mil¹

By shortening

Origin of mil¹

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

Example Sentences

Each version is available to download separately, with the file name showing “3.3_CT” for a recording from a 3.3 mil truncated conical stylus and so on.

From The Verge

Rotblut notes that he matches his lottery spending — typically one ticket each for himself and his wife whenever jackpots near $600 mil — by setting the same amount of money into savings.

From Seattle Times

Rehoboth hospital is supported in part by taxpayers through a property tax mil levy that provides about $2.5 million a year, giving the county fiduciary responsibility.

From Washington Times

“It’s at >20 mil views on FB. And that doesn’t include all the private groups it’s been spreading through.”

From The Verge

“The liner is what holds in the water, so don’t cheap out on it. You want one that is a decent thickness of 20 to 25 mils.”

From Washington Post