mil
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Noun (5)
- a Cypriot monetary unit equal to one thousandth of a poundType of Cypriot monetary unitPart of Cypriot pound, pound
- a Swedish unit of length equivalent to 10 kmSynonyms: mileSwedish mileType of linear unit, linear measure
- a unit of length equal to one thousandth of an inch; used to specify thickness (e.g., of sheets or wire)Type of linear unit, linear measurePart of inch, in
- a metric unit of volume equal to one thousandth of a literSynonyms: millilitermillilitremlcubic centimetercubic centimetreccType of metric capacity unitPart of centiliter, centilitreParts cubic millimeter, cubic millimetre
- an angular unit used in artillery; equal to 1/6400 of a complete revolutionType of angular unit
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
1. an obsolete monetary unit of Cyprus equal in value to 1⁄1000 of a pound.
2. a unit of length equal to 1⁄1000 inch, used especially in measuring the thickness of sheets of materials.
3. one milliliter; — used mostly in informal speech. laboratory slang Syn. — milliliter, millilitre, ml, cubic centimeter, cubic centimetre, cc.
4. a unit of angular size equal to 1⁄6400 of 360 degrees; — it is used especially in artillery ranging. Syn. — mil.
Origin: by contraction from million.
One million dollars; as, his new house cost over a mil. slang
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54 · with additions: GCIDE editors, WordNet 1.5
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