mil
noun
a unit of length equal to 0.001 of an inch (0.0254 millimeters), used in measuring the diameter of wires.
mil
1 American
[mil]
/ mɪl /
noun
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a unit of length equal to 0.001 of an inch (0.0254 millimeters), used in measuring the diameter of wires.
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a military unit of angular measurement equal to the angle subtended by 1/6400 of a circumference.
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(less accurately) the angle subtended by an arc equal to 1/1000 (0.001) of the radius or distance.
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(used formerly in pharmaceutical prescriptions) a milliliter.
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a former bronze coin of the mandate of Palestine, the 1/1000 part of a pound.
mil
2
American
[mil]
/ mɪl /
noun
mil.
3
American
abbreviation
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military.
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militia.
MIL
4
American
abbreviation
mil
1
British
/ mɪl /
noun
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a unit of length equal to one thousandth of an inch
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an obsolete pharmaceutical unit of volume equal to one millilitre
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a unit of angular measure, used in gunnery, equal to one sixty-four-hundredth of a circumference
mil.
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British
abbreviation
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military
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militia
mil
3
British
abbreviation
mil
Scientific
/ mĭl /
Etymology
Origin of mil1
First recorded in 1715–25; short for Latin millēsimus “thousandth,” equivalent to mill(e) “thousand” ( see mile) + -ēsimus ordinal suffix
Origin of mil2
By shortening
Example Sentences
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Use 5 mil painters plastic around the room in the corner where the wall and ceiling meet.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 2, 2024
"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
If you have a big clean-out project with heavy, sharp objects, look for a contractor-grade bag of around three mil.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 20, 2021
Kircher: Floyd Mayweather has likened the match to legal bank robbery and has claimed that he stands to make $100 million, while Logan Paul claimed a figure of somewhere in the $20 mil range.
From Slate ● Jun. 10, 2021
“You can jolly well get up and put on your helm and we mil have a fight I won’t be called a cheat for anybody.”
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
“It is reasonable to believe that the Company could breach its $35 mil. liquidity requirement at any moment,” Stephens analyst Jack Atkins and associate Grant Smith wrote.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 28, 2023
While billionaires pay $90 mil. for an apartment they won't ever live in.
From New York Times ● Dec. 12, 2014
Not 10-20 mil., but more like 50-75 million!!!!
From Time ● Apr. 30, 2013
Prof. Professor. c., cent. century. mech. mechanics. pron. pronoun; carp. carpentry. med. medicine. pronounced; cf. compare. metaph. metaphysics. pronunciation. chem. chemistry. mil. military. prop. properly. cog. cognate.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various
In 1912, five machines were built, of which two were of the mil. model.
From Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1913 by Various
The rest of the extended family has respected our wishes to cut ties with the ex, but not my MIL, and this has been very hurtful to my husband.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 4, 2022
For the past 45 years, my MIL has never criticized or commented on anything.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 11, 2022
MIL has come to us with a very generous proposal—we would each sell our respective homes, and she would give us a substantial amount of her profit.
From Slate ● Apr. 26, 2022
My MIL is coming to visit, and I’ve been stressing out about it constantly.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 24, 2022
If finances are regularly left to your MIL, part of the problem may also be that it allows your FIL to view how much money he’s spending as an abstraction.
From Slate ● Mar. 25, 2022
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