milli-
- a combining form meaning “thousand” (millipede): in the metric system, used in the names of units equal to one thousandth of the given base unit (millimeter).
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Origin of milli-
< French < Latin, combining form of mille thousand
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milli-
- denoting 10 –3millimetre Symbol: m
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Word Origin for milli-
from French, from Latin mille thousand, this meaning being maintained in words borrowed from Latin (millipede)
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Word Origin and History for milli-
word-forming element meaning "thousandth part of a metric unit," from comb. form of Latin mille "thousand" (see million).
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milli-
- One thousandth (10-3):millisecond.
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milli-
- A prefix that means one thousandth, as in millimeter, one thousandth of a meter.
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