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Noun: mil  mil
  1. A Cypriot monetary unit equal to one thousandth of a pound
     
  2. A Swedish unit of length equivalent to 10 km
    - mile, 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 litre
    - milliliter [US], millilitre [Brit, Cdn], ml, cubic centimeter [US], cubic centimetre [Brit, Cdn], cc [Brit]
     
  5. An angular unit used in artillery; equal to 1/6400 of a complete revolution

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Derived forms: mils

Type of: angular unit, Cypriot monetary unit, linear measure, linear unit, metric capacity unit

Part of: centiliter [US], centilitre [Brit, Cdn], cl, Cypriot pound, in, inch, pound

Encyclopedia: Mil, Markazi