mil
from
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
mil
n 1: a Cypriot monetary unit equal to one thousandth of a pound
2: a Swedish unit of length equivalent to 10 km [syn: {mile},
{mil}, {Swedish mile}]
3: a unit of length equal to one thousandth of an inch; used to
specify thickness (e.g., of sheets or wire)
4: a metric unit of volume equal to one thousandth of a liter
[syn: {milliliter}, {millilitre}, {mil}, {ml}, {cubic
centimeter}, {cubic centimetre}, {cc}]
5: an angular unit used in artillery; equal to 1/6400 of a
complete revolution
from
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
mil \mil\ n.
1. an obsolete monetary unit of Cyprus equal in value to
[frac1x1000] of a pound.
[WordNet 1.5]
2. a unit of length equal to [frac1x1000] inch, used
especially in measuring the thickness of sheets of
materials.
[WordNet 1.5]
3. one milliliter; -- used mostly in informal speech.
[laboratory slang]
Syn: milliliter, millilitre, ml, cubic centimeter, cubic
centimetre, cc.
[WordNet 1.5]
4. a unit of angular size equal to [frac1x6400] of 360
degrees; -- it is used especially in artillery ranging.
Syn: mil.
[WordNet 1.5]
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