Mil

/mɪl/ · noun

Meaning

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..

Definitions by Sense

1. 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.
2. A unit of measurement equal to ¹⁄₁₀₀₀ of an inch (25.4 µm), usually used for thin objects, such as sheets of plastic.
3. A former subdivision (¹⁄₁₀₀₀) of the Maltese lira.
4. (informal) Clipping of milliliter.
5. (informal) Clipping of millimeter.
6. (informal) Clipping of milliradian.
7. (informal) Clipping of million.
8. Clipping of military

Example Sentences

For this task, I prefer the plastic sheeting that is 10 mils thick.

If made of plastic, is minimum of at least 2.25 mils (thousandths of an inch) thick.

We told her to give her daughter ten mils of cough syrup and to call us back if the cough gets worse.

For this task, I prefer the plastic bars that are 10 mils in diameter.

Party like it's 2024, hear a knocking at my door / It's the police let them in, bust a 9 mil through their skin

A dot in a mil-dot reticle represents one mil, which corresponds to a few inches at 100 yards.

Word has it that they were offered a cool ten mil to sell their farm to the land developers.

You can get things done without money, but you can do a hell of a lot more with it, and $10 mil is a good starting point.

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• mils
• mil

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