a 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.
military.
militia.
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
military
militia
First recorded in 1715–25; short for Latin millēsimus “thousandth,” equivalent to mill(e) “thousand” ( see mile) + -ēsimus ordinal suffix
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"These agreements were reached just recently, and we know that we have work with the PRC mil to do to solidify the next steps," Franchetti said.
From Reuters • Nov. 24, 2023
Her other book, “Xia y las mil sirenas,” published in Mexico in 2009, was a children’s book about mermaids, lesbian mothers and the power of chosen family.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 27, 2022
Hey, did you see that email, 9 mil.’
From Seattle Times • Jun. 21, 2022
What on earth is the point of moving into these places that take a nonrefundable half a mil from you before you even move in??
From Slate • May 4, 2022
The previous afternoon, Lopsang had exhausted himself carrying a satellite phone for Pittman, in addition to the rest of his mil mu ix in load, from Camp Three to Camp Four.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
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