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mil

UK/mɪl/ US/ˈmɪl/ fairly common informal

noun

1.

a unit of length equal to one thousandth of an inch; used to specify thickness (e.g., of sheets or wire)

2.
3.
4.

an angular unit used in artillery; equal to 1/6400 of a complete revolution

Origin

Ultimately from Latin millesimum. The clippings come by way of the clipped words (e.g., millilitre, millimetre, milliradian). The metric units come about via clipping of translingual milli- (“SI prefix”)

Phrases

  • circular mil
  • per mil

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