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mil

1

[ mil ]

noun

  1. a unit of length equal to 0.001 of an inch (0.0254 millimeters), 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. (less accurately) the angle subtended by an arc equal to 1/1000 (0.001) of the radius or distance.
  4. (used formerly in pharmaceutical prescriptions) a milliliter.
  5. a former bronze coin of the mandate of Palestine, the 1/1000 part of a pound.


mil

2

[ mil ]

noun

  1. Slang. a million.

mil.

3

abbreviation for

  1. military.
  2. militia.

mil.

1

abbreviation for

  1. military
  2. militia
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

mil

2

/ ³¾Éª±ô /

noun

  1. a unit of length equal to one thousandth of an inch
  2. an obsolete pharmaceutical unit of volume equal to one millilitre
  3. a unit of angular measure, used in gunnery, equal to one sixty-four-hundredth of a circumference
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

mil

3

the internet domain name for

  1. a US military department
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

mil

/ ³¾Ä­±ô /

  1. A unit of length in the US Customary System equal to 1 1000 of an inch (0.03 millimeter), used chiefly to measure the diameter of wires.
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of mil1

First recorded in 1715–25; short for Latin ³¾¾±±ô±ôŧ²õ¾±³¾³Ü²õ “thousandth,†equivalent to mill(e) “thousand†( mile ) + -ŧ²õ¾±³¾³Ü²õ ordinal suffix

Origin of mil2

By shortening
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of mil1

C18: short for Latin ³¾¾±±ô±ôŧ²õ¾±³¾³Ü²õ thousandth
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The quarterback alone, lured away from Duke this past offseason, cost a cool mil.

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Use 5 mil painters plastic around the room in the corner where the wall and ceiling meet.

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"These agreements were reached just recently, and we know that we have work with the PRC mil to do to solidify the next steps," Franchetti said.

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“It is reasonable to believe that the Company could breach its $35 mil. liquidity requirement at any moment,†Stephens analyst Jack Atkins and associate Grant Smith wrote.

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Ministry of Defence officials were trying to contact the Pentagon, whose domain name is ".mil", but accidentally sent the mails to Mali, which has the domain name ".ml", the Times newspaper reported.

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