mil
1a unit of length equal to 0.001 of an inch (0.0254 millimeters), used in measuring the diameter of wires.
a military unit of angular measurement equal to the angle subtended by 1/6400 of a circumference.
(less accurately) the angle subtended by an arc equal to 1/1000 (0.001) of the radius or distance.
(used formerly in pharmaceutical prescriptions) a milliliter.
a former bronze coin of the mandate of Palestine, the 1/1000 part of a pound.
Origin of mil
1Other definitions for mil (2 of 3)
Slang. a million.
Origin of mil
2Other definitions for mil. (3 of 3)
military.
militia.
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How to use mil in a sentence
And against the first target the accuracy observed was about .7 mils, in standard deviation.
Warren Commission (3 of 26): Hearings Vol. III (of 15) | The President's Commission on the Assassination of President KennedyWhen we include the round-to-round dispersion, it becomes only 1.24 mils.
Warren Commission (3 of 26): Hearings Vol. III (of 15) | The President's Commission on the Assassination of President KennedyThe largest wire used in any of these lines is the aluminum cable of 500,000 circular mils between Niagara Falls and Buffalo.
Electric Transmission of Water Power | Alton D. AdamsHaving found the circular mils of any desired conductor, its weight per 1,000 feet can be found readily in a wire table.
Electric Transmission of Water Power | Alton D. AdamsWe put them throug, we hav to carry them 19 mils and cum back the sam night wich maks 38 mils.
The Underground Railroad | William Still
British Dictionary definitions for mil (1 of 3)
/ (mɪl) /
a unit of length equal to one thousandth of an inch
an obsolete pharmaceutical unit of volume equal to one millilitre
a unit of angular measure, used in gunnery, equal to one sixty-four-hundredth of a circumference
Origin of mil
1British Dictionary definitions for mil (2 of 3)
a US military department
British Dictionary definitions for mil. (3 of 3)
military
militia
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Scientific definitions for mil
[ mĭl ]
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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