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.
2
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
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The quarterback alone, lured away from Duke this past offseason, cost a cool mil.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 24, 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
“I was behind dudes making 11 mil a year @ center my whole career,” Feliciano tweeted.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 15, 2022
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
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
“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
In 1889 the tithes from which the Church revenues had been derived were abolished, and a tax of 3 per mil. on real estate was substituted.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 10 "Echinoderma" to "Edward" 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
When my daughter told me that her MIL had invited these extra people, I said no because we were already at maximum capacity.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 22, 2022
I am throwing my daughter a baby shower, and her MIL invited her neighbor and the neighbor's daughter to the shower, without asking me first.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 22, 2022
MIL is going about this totally backwards—she calls my husband in a frenzy from an open house, asking if she should put an offer on it.
From Slate ● Apr. 26, 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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