mil

mil ¹  (ml)

n.

1. A unit of length equal to one thousandth (10^-3) of an inch (0.0254 millimeter), used, for example, to specify the diameter of wire or the thickness of materials sold in sheets.

2. A milliliter; one cubic centimeter.

3. A unit of angular measurement used in artillery and equal to ¹/₆₄₀₀ of a complete revolution.

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[Short for Latin mllsimus, thousandth, from mlle, thousand; see gheslo- in Indo-European roots.]

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mil ²  (ml)

n.

Slang A million dollars.

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mil [mɪl]

n

1. (Mathematics & Measurements / Units) a unit of length equal to one thousandth of an inch

2. (Mathematics & Measurements / Units) an obsolete pharmaceutical unit of volume equal to one millilitre

3. (Mathematics & Measurements / Units) a unit of angular measure, used in gunnery, equal to one sixty-four-hundredth of a circumference

[short for Latin millēsimus thousandth]

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mil

(Electronics & Computer Science / Computer Science)

an Internet domain name for a US military department

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mil  (ml)

A unit of length in the US Customary System equal to ¹/₁₀₀₀ of an inch (0.03 millimeter), used chiefly to measure the diameter of wires.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	mil - a Cypriot monetary unit equal to one thousandth of a pound Cypriot monetary unit - monetary unit in Cyprus Cypriot pound, pound - the basic unit of money in Cyprus; equal to 100 cents
	2.	mil - a Swedish unit of length equivalent to 10 km Swedish mile, mile linear measure, linear unit - a unit of measurement of length
	3.	mil - a unit of length equal to one thousandth of an inch; used to specify thickness (e.g., of sheets or wire) linear measure, linear unit - a unit of measurement of length in, inch - a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot
	4.	mil - a metric unit of volume equal to one thousandth of a liter cc, cubic centimeter, cubic centimetre, milliliter, millilitre, ml metric capacity unit - a capacity unit defined in metric terms cubic millimeter, cubic millimetre - a metric measure of volume or capacity equal to a cube 1 millimeter on each edge centiliter, centilitre, cl - a metric unit of volume equal to one hundredth of a liter
	5.	mil - an angular unit used in artillery; equal to 1/6400 of a complete revolution angular unit - a unit of measurement for angles

Translations

mil [ˈmɪl] n abbr (= million) → million m