MILLI- Definition & Meaning

milli-

a combining form meaning “thousand” ( millipede ): in the metric system, used in the names of units equal to one thousandth of the given base unit ( millimeter ).

milli-

prefix

denoting 10 ^–3 m
millimetre

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A prefix that means “one thousandth,” as in millimeter, one thousandth of a meter.

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Origin of milli-¹

< French < Latin, combining form of mille thousand

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Origin of milli-¹

from French, from Latin mille thousand, this meaning being maintained in words borrowed from Latin ( millipede )

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