Mil

Quick meaning: Mil is a noun meaning A unit of measurement equal to ¹⁄₁₀₀₀ of an inch (25.4 µm), usually used for thin objects, such as sheets of plastic.

Meaning

A unit of measurement equal to ¹⁄₁₀₀₀ of an inch (25.4 µm), usually used for thin objects, such as sheets of plastic.

More Meanings

1. A former subdivision (¹⁄₁₀₀₀) of the Maltese lira.
2. (informal) Clipping of milliliter.
3. (informal) Clipping of millimeter.
4. (informal) Clipping of milliradian.
5. (informal) Clipping of million.
6. Clipping of military
7. 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.

Example Sentences

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

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

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

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

Word Forms

• mils

Synonyms for mil

Depending on context, synonyms include thou, mL, cc, mm, milliliter, millilitre.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include millilitre, milliliter, cc, ml, mile, std.

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