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mil¹
- /mɪl/
Sounds like mill · Rhymes with -ɪl
Where it 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”)
noun mils
- 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.
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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.
Similar: thou
- 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.
mil²
- /mɪl/
Sounds like mill · Rhymes with -ɪl
noun mil
- Clipping of million Word has it that they were offered a cool ten mil to sell their farm to the land developers.
mil³
- /mɪl/
Sounds like mill · Rhymes with -ɪl
Where it comes from
Clipping of military.
adjective
- Clipping of military
MIL⁴
proper noun
- Abbreviation of Milwaukee
noun MILs
- Initialism of mother-in-law
- Initialism of malfunction indicator lamp
Mil⁵
proper noun
- Clipping of Milwaukee: The largest city in Wisconsin and the county seat of Milwaukee County.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: millilitre, milliliter, cubic centimeter, cubic centimetre, cc, ml, mile, std, countless, reis, thou, bottom, millet, timothy, lim, bricks
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noun angular mil
| Français | millième |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Strich, artillerischer Strich |
| Русский | мил mil |
Talk about this word "mil." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/mil. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. mil. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/mil "mil." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/mil.Cite this
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