Dictionary Definition
mil
Noun
1 a unit of length equal to one thousandth of an
inch; used to specify thickness (e.g., of sheets or wire)
2 a Cypriot monetary unit equal to one thousandth
of a pound
3 a metric unit of volume equal to one thousandth
of a liter [syn: milliliter, millilitre, ml, cubic
centimeter, cubic
centimetre, cc]
4 an angular unit used in artillery; equal to
1/6400 of a complete revolution
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Noun
- 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, usually used for thin objects, such as sheets of plastic.
Translations
angular mil
- Finnish: piiru (=1⁄6000)
- French: millième
- German: Strich , artillerischer Strich
- Russian: мил (mil=1⁄6000)
for abbreviation, see mil.
Esperanto
Etymology
mille.Numeral
Estonian
Conjunction
mil (short form of millal)- when
- Kord tuleb päev, mil tuleb minna.
Adverb
mil (short form of millel)- what
- Tänaval oli auto, mil olid punased triibud.
Anagrams
Gamilaraay
Noun
Ido
Numeral
Kurdish
Old English
Etymology
West Germanic milja from milla, plural of the numeral mille.Noun
Portuguese
Cardinal number
- A thousand.
Noun
- A thousand.
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
Irish and Old Irish mil, O.I. gen. mela, Welsh mêl, Cornish, Breton mil: meli; Latin mel; Greek μέλι; Gothic miliþ; Armenian me.Noun
Related terms
Slovene
Spanish
Etymology
mille.Numeral
Related terms
Swedish
Pronunciation
Noun
Synonyms
- nymil (1)
Tatar
Noun
- A unit of length: 1 mil = 7 çaqrım = 7.467 km (geographical mile) (archaic). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obsolete_Tatar_units_of_measurement
Declension
Volapük
Numeral
Wangaaybuwan-Ngiyambaa
Noun
Welsh
Noun
Numeral
Related terms
Wiradhuri
Alternative spellings
Noun
Extensive Definition
The term mil, Mil, or MIL can refer to a number
of different things.
A mil can refer to a unit of:
- length
- also known as a thou
- a type of mile used in Norway and Sweden.
- angle, the angular mil
- area
- the square mil
- the circular mil
- currency, as a division of the :
A mil is an abbreviation or colloquial
abbreviation for
- different units
- one thousandth of an inch (one thou), often used for specifying the thickness of films and sheets
- millimetre, one thousandth of a metre
- millilitre, a unit of volume
- milliradian, a thousandth of a radian, a unit of angle
- a million
- military, .mil is the top level domain for the US Military
- Mil Moscow Helicopter Plant, a Soviet/Russian helicopter manufacturer named after Mikhail Mil
MIL is an abbreviation or acronym for:
- Milwaukee,
Wisconsin
- The Milwaukee Brewers baseball franchise in the MLB
- The Milwaukee Bucks basketball franchise in the NBA
- Mapuche International Link
- mother-in-law, in internet slang
- Malfunction Indicator Lamp, in modern automobiles
- Member of the Institute of Linguists
- Movimiento Ibérico de Liberación, a Catalan anti-Francoist group from 1971 to 1973
- Media Integration Layer, the compositing engine used by DWM and WPF.
- Mill Hill Broadway railway station, England; National Rail station code MIL.
mil in Catalan: Mil (desambiguació)
mil in German: Mil
mil in Spanish: Mil (desambiguación)
mil in French: Mil
mil in Italian: MIL
mil in Dutch: Mil
mil in Japanese: MIL
mil in Polish: Mil