mil.
An angular mil, a unit of angular measurement equal to ¹⁄₆₄₀₀ of a complete circle. At 1000 metres one mil subtends about one metre (0.98 m). Also ¹⁄₆₀₀₀ and ¹⁄₆₃₀₀ are used in other countries.
Meaning & usage
An angular mil, a unit of angular measurement equal to ¹⁄₆₄₀₀ of a complete circle. At 1000 metres one mil subtends about one metre (0.98 m). Also ¹⁄₆₀₀₀ and ¹⁄₆₃₀₀ are used in other countries.
A unit of measurement equal to ¹⁄₁₀₀₀ of an inch (25.4 µm), usually used for thin objects, such as sheets of plastic.
For this task, I prefer the plastic sheeting that is 10 mils thick.
A former subdivision (¹⁄₁₀₀₀) of the Maltese lira.
Clipping of milliliter.
We told her to give her daughter ten mils of cough syrup and to call us back if the cough gets worse.
Clipping of millimeter.
For this task, I prefer the plastic bars that are 10 mils in diameter.
Clipping of milliradian.
A dot in a mil-dot reticle represents one mil, which corresponds to a few inches at 100 yards.
Where this word comes from
Ultimately from Latin millesimum. The clippings come by way of the clipped words (e.g., millilitre, millimetre, milliradian). The metric units come about via clipping of translingual milli- (“SI prefix”)
Clipping of million.
Word has it that they were offered a cool ten mil to sell their farm to the land developers.
Where this word comes from
Clipping of million.
Clipping of military
Where this word comes from
Clipping of military.
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