mil
Meanings
Noun
- a Cypriot monetary unit equal to one thousandth of a pound
- a Swedish unit of length equivalent to 10 km
- a unit of length equal to one thousandth of an inch; used to specify thickness (e.g., of sheets or wire)
- a metric unit of volume equal to one thousandth of a liter
- an angular unit used in artillery; equal to 1/6400 of a complete revolution
- 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.
- A former subdivision (¹⁄₁₀₀₀) of the Maltese lira.
- Clipping of milliliter
- Clipping of millimeter
- Clipping of milliradian
- Clipping of million
Adj
- Clipping of military
Origin / Etymology
Ultimately from Latin millesimum. The clippings come by way of the clipped words (e.g., millilitre, millimetre, milliradian).
Synonyms
cc, cm³, cubic centimeter, cubic centimetre, mile, milliliter, millilitre, ml, mL, mm, Swedish mile, thou
Scrabble Score: 5
mil is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordmil is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
mil is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary