mil
noun
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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[mil]
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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
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[mil]
/ mɪl /
noun
mil.
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military.
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militia.
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mil.
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military
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militia
mil
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/ mɪl /
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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
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mil
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/ 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
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
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
“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
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
If you had asked me back when the problem first arose, then I would have urged you to be honest with your MIL.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 28, 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 gave in, but then MIL said she now would not come, and neither will her other daughter-in-law, who was supposed to drive with her.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 22, 2022
If your MIL were truly sincere about wanting to sell her house so she could downgrade, and give you guys the proceeds, why does she want you to sell your home first, too?
From Slate ● Apr. 26, 2022
After a particularly nasty battle with COVID, my MIL has finally decided to get her will/financial plans in order.
From Slate ● Feb. 17, 2022
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