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mil
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun mil has 5 senses
- mil(n = noun.quantity) Array - a Cypriot monetary unit equal to one thousandth of a pound; Array is a kind of cypriot monetary unit
- mil(n = noun.quantity) mile, swedish mile - a Swedish unit of length equivalent to 10 km; Array is a kind of linear measure, linear unit
- mil(n = noun.quantity) Array - a unit of length equal to one thousandth of an inch; used to specify thickness (e.g., of sheets or wire); Array is a kind of linear measure, linear unit
- mil(n = noun.quantity) cc, cubic centimeter, cubic centimetre, milliliter, millilitre, ml - a metric unit of volume equal to one thousandth of a liter; Array is a kind of metric capacity unit
- mil(n = noun.quantity) Array - an angular unit used in artillery; equal to 1/6400 of a complete revolution; Array is a kind of angular unit
is a part of cypriot pound, pound
is a part of in, inch
has parts: cubic millimeter, cubic millimetre
is a part of centiliter, centilitre, cl
CIDE DICTIONARY
mil, n.
- an obsolete monetary unit of Cyprus equal in value to
WordNet 1.5] - a unit of length equal to
WordNet 1.5] - one milliliter; -- used mostly in informal speech. [WordNet 1.5]
- a unit of angular size equal to
WordNet 1.5]
mil, n. [by contraction from million.].
One million dollars; as, his new house cost over a mil. [PJC]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
mil, n. one-thousandth of an inch, as a unit of measure for the diameter of wire etc.
Etymology
L millesimum thousandth f. mille thousand
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