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milli-(word root) thousandExamples of words with the root milli-: millimetermilli-pref. One thousandth (10-3): millisecond. [Latin mīlli-, from mīlle, thousand; see gheslo- in Indo-European roots.]milli- prefix (Units) denoting 10–3: millimetre. Symbol: m [from French, from Latin mille thousand, this meaning being maintained in words borrowed from Latin (millipede)]milli- a combining form meaning “thousand” (millipede); in the metric system, used in the names of units equal to 1/1000 of the given base unit (millimeter). [< French < Latin, comb. form of mille thousand] milli- A prefix that means "one thousandth," as in millimeter, one thousandth of a meter.milli-Prefix meaning one thousandth or 1⁄1000; e.g., one millimeter (mm) is a unit of length equal to 1⁄1000 (0.001) of a meter.milli-enUK
milli- Symbol: m. A prefix to a unit, indicating a fraction of 10–3 (i.e. 1/1000) of that unit. For example, one millisecond is 10–3 second.milli-[′mil·ē] (mathematics) A prefix representing 10-3, or one-thousandth. Abbreviated m. milli-enUK
milli- word element [L.], one thousand; also used in naming units of measurement (symbol m) to designate an amount 10−3 the size of the unit to which it is joined, e.g., milligram.milli- (m), (mil'i), Prefix used in the SI and metric system to signify submultiples of one thousandth (10-3). [L. mille, one thousand] milli- prefix Latin for one thousand; as used in SI (International System) units, one-thousandth (1/1000, 10–3) of a thing.milli- Latin, one one-thousandth–1/1000–of a thingmilli- Prefix used in the SI and metric system to signify one thousandth (10-3). [L. mille, one thousand]milli- prefix denoting one thousandth.AcronymsSeemouth |