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mil 1
(mĭl)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.
mil 2
(mĭl)n.
Slang A million dollars.
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mil
(mɪl)n
1. (Units) a unit of length equal to one thousandth of an inch
2. (Units) an obsolete pharmaceutical unit of volume equal to one millilitre
3. (Units) a unit of angular measure, used in gunnery, equal to one sixty-four-hundredth of a circumference
[C18: short for Latin millēsimus thousandth]
mil
the internet domain name for
(Computer Science) a US military department
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mil1
(mɪl)n.
1. a unit of length equal to 0.001 of an inch (0.0254 mm), used in measuring the diameter of wires.
2. a military unit of angular measurement equal to the angle subtended by 1/6400 of a circumference.
3. (used formerly in pharmaceutical prescriptions) a milliliter.
[1715–25; short for Latin millēsimus thousandth]
mil2
(mɪl)n.
Slang. a million.
[by shortening]
mil.
1. military.
2. militia.
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mil
(mĭl) A unit of length equal to 0.001 of an inch (0.03 millimeter), used chiefly to measure the diameter of wires.
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| 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 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 | |
| 4. |  mil - a metric unit of volume equal to one thousandth of a litermetric 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 | |
| 5. | mil - an angular unit used in artillery; equal to 1/6400 of a complete revolution angular unit - a unit of measurement for angles |
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