mil

mil · noun

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Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    A unit of length equal to one thousandth of an inch (0.001 inch or approximately 0.0254 millimeters), used especially in measuring the thickness of materials.

  2. 2.

    A unit of angular measurement equal to 1/6400 of a full circle, used in military and surveying applications.

  3. 3.

    (Informal) Short for million, especially in reference to money.

Forms

plural: mils

Related words

See also: inch, measurement, millimeter, thickness
Synonyms: thousandth of an inch

Etymology

From Latin mille ("thousand"). The measurement unit refers to one-thousandth of an inch. The informal use for "million" is a modern abbreviation.