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millesimal, a. and n.|mɪˈlɛsɪməl|
[f. L. millēsim-us thousandth + (f. mille thousand) -al1.]
A. adj. Thousandth; consisting of thousandth parts. Also, of or belonging to a thousand, dealing with thousandths.
B. n. A thousandth (part).
1719I. Pound in Phil. Trans. XXX. 1022 The addition of the equation of Numb. B. gives the true angle of Commutation in the same Millesimals of a Circle. 1741Watts Improv. Mind i. i. Wks. 1753 V. 188 He laboured long in millesimal fractions. 1873I. Gregory Brit. Metric Syst. Note to Rdr., Calculating in units with fractions in decimals, centesimals or millesimals. 18748th Rep. Warden of Standards xxiii, The legal allowance of error for gold coin in millesimal fineness is 0·002 in excess or deficiency. |