mil

C2+ Topic:Mathematics & Measurement

US /mɪl/ UK /mɪl/ See IPA manual

Homophones

Minimal pairs

Sounds like meal /ɪ/ vs /iː/

Meanings

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noun
a unit of length equal to one thousandth of an inch

The wire was drawn to a diameter of just five mil.

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Synonyms

1 noun · a unit of length equal to... thou

Word family

Related forms mile million millimeter

Etymology

From Latin mīlle 'thousand', the unit denoting one thousandth of an inch, coined in 19th-century engineering usage.

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Topics

Mathematics & Measurement

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