mil

[ mil ]

/ mɪl /

noun

a unit of length equal to 0.001 of an inch (0.0254 mm), 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.

Nearby words

mikulicz drain, mikulicz operation, mikulicz syndrome, mikulicz' aphthae, mikvah, mil, mil., milady, milage, milan, milanaise

Origin of mil

1715–25; short for Latin millēsimus thousandth, equivalent to mill(e) thousand (see mile) + -ēsimus ordinal suffix

Definition for mil (2 of 3)

mil

[ mil ]

/ mɪl /

noun

Slang. a million.

Origin of mil

by shortening

Definition for mil (3 of 3)

mil.

military.

militia.

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Examples from the Web for mil

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The town is also mentioned as situated on an Island in the Indus: Mil.
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The same appears in the Red book roll; where we also find 'de honore de Monteforte 21 mil.
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“Mil gracias, Señor, for your condescension,” answered the man.
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British Dictionary definitions for mil (1 of 3)

mil

/ (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)

mil

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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Word Origin and History for mil

mil

1721, in per mil "per thousand," from Latin mille "thousand" (see million); cf. percent. As a unit of length for diameter of wire, it is attested from 1891; as a unit of angular measure it is first recorded 1907.

Science 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.