mil

Meanings

1. 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.
2. A unit of measurement equal to ¹⁄₁₀₀₀ of an inch (25.4 µm), usually used for thin objects, such as sheets of plastic.
3. A former subdivision (¹⁄₁₀₀₀) of the Maltese lira.
4. Clipping of milliliter.
5. Clipping of millimeter.
6. Clipping of milliradian.

1. Clipping of million.

1. Clipping of military

1. Abbreviation of Milwaukee.

1. Initialism of mother-in-law.
2. Initialism of malfunction indicator lamp.

1. Clipping of Milwaukee: The largest city in Wisconsin and the county seat of Milwaukee County.

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin millesimum. The clippings come by way of the clipped words (e.g., millilitre, millimetre, milliradian).