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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024mil1 /mɪl/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Weights and Measuresa unit of length equal to 0.001 of an inch (0.0254 mm), used in measuring the diameter of wires.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024mil1 (mil),USA pronunciation n. - Weights and Measuresa unit of length equal to 0.001 of an inch (0.0254 mm), used in measuring the diameter of wires.
- a military unit of angular measurement equal to the angle subtended by 1⁄6400 of a circumference.
- (less accurately) the angle subtended by an arc equal to 1⁄1000 of the radius or distance.
- (used formerly in pharmaceutical prescriptions) a milliliter.
- Currencya former bronze coin of the mandate of Palestine, the 1000th part of a pound.
- short for Latin millēsimus thousandth, equivalent. to mill(e) thousand (see mile) + -ēsimus ordinal suffix 1715–25
mil2 (mil),USA pronunciation n. - Slang Termsa million.
mil., - Militarymilitary.
- Militarymilitia.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: mil /mɪl/ n - a unit of length equal to one thousandth of an inch
- a unit of angular measure, used in gunnery, equal to one sixty-four-hundredth of a circumference
Etymology: 18th Century: short for Latin millēsimus thousandth Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: mil. abbreviation for - military
- militia
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