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mil
1[ mil ]
/ mɪl /
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noun
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.
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Origin of mil
1First recorded in 1715–25; short for Latin millēsimus “thousandth,” equivalent to mill(e) “thousand” (see mile) + -ēsimus ordinal suffix
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Other definitions for mil (2 of 3)
mil2
[ mil ]
/ mɪl /
noun
Slang. a million.
Origin of mil
2By shortening
Other definitions for mil (3 of 3)
mil.
abbreviation
military.
militia.
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British Dictionary definitions for mil (1 of 3)
mil1
/ (mɪl) /
noun
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
Word Origin for mil
C18: short for Latin millēsimus thousandth
British Dictionary definitions for mil (2 of 3)
mil2
the internet domain name for
a US military department
British Dictionary definitions for mil (3 of 3)
mil.
abbreviation for
military
militia
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Scientific definitions for mil
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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