mil
NounWordNet 3.0
Noun (5)
- a Cypriot monetary unit equal to one thousandth of a pound
- a Swedish unit of length equivalent to 10 kmSynonyms: mileSwedish mile
- 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 literSynonyms: millilitermillilitremlcubic centimetercubic centimetrecc
- an angular unit used in artillery; equal to 1/6400 of a complete revolution
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
mil \mil\ n. [by contraction from million.] One million dollars; as, his new house cost over a mil. [slang] [PJC]
mil \mil\ n.
1.an obsolete monetary unit of Cyprus equal in value to [frac1x1000] of a pound. [WordNet 1.5]
2.a unit of length equal to [frac1x1000] inch, used especially in measuring the thickness of sheets of materials. [WordNet 1.5]
3.one milliliter; -- used mostly in informal speech. [laboratory slang]
Syn: milliliter, millilitre, ml, cubic centimeter, cubic centimetre, cc. [WordNet 1.5]
4.a unit of angular size equal to [frac1x6400] of 360 degrees; -- it is used especially in artillery ranging.
Syn: mil. [WordNet 1.5]
Free On-line Dictionary of Computing
mil
<networking> The top-level domain for entities affiliated with US armed forces.
(1999-01-26)