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A machinist measures the thickness of a metal sheet in mils.

Definition
  1. Noun:
    • An angular unit used in artillery: A unit of angular measurement equal to 1/6400 of a full circle, used for aiming weapons.
    • A metric unit of volume: Equal to one thousandth of a liter (a milliliter).
    • A unit of length: Equal to one thousandth of an inch, used to specify the thickness of materials like sheet metal or wire.
    • A Swedish unit of length: A historical unit equal to 10 kilometers.
    • A Cypriot monetary unit: A former unit of currency in Cyprus, equal to one thousandth of a Cypriot pound.
Usage Examples
  • Noun (Angular Unit):
    • The gunner adjusted the cannon's elevation by 50 mils.
  • Noun (Metric Volume):
    • The syringe can measure doses as small as one mil.
  • Noun (Length - Thousandth of an inch):
    • This plastic sheet has a thickness of 30 mils.
  • Noun (Swedish Length):
    • The old map showed distances in mil, a unit unfamiliar to modern travelers.
  • Noun (Cypriot Currency):
    • Before adopting the euro, prices in Cyprus were often listed in pounds and mils.
Advanced Usage
  • "Per mil" (‰): A term meaning "per thousand," analogous to "percent" (per hundred). It is used in fields like finance or statistics.
    • The interest rate was expressed as 2.5 per mil.
Variants and Related Words
  • Milliliter (ml): The standard spelling for the metric unit of volume. "Mil" is an informal abbreviation.
  • Thou: Another name for a unit of length equal to one thousandth of an inch, synonymous with this meaning of "mil."
Synonyms
  • For volume unit: Milliliter (ml), cubic centimeter (cc) for water.
  • For length unit: Thou, thousandth of an inch.
Related Phrases
  • Mil-dot: A term used in rifle scopes where the crosshairs are marked in mils for range estimation.
    • The sniper used the mil-dot reticle to calculate the distance to the target.
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A machinist measures the thickness of a metal sheet in mils.

Noun
  1. an angular unit used in artillery; equal to 1/6400 of a complete revolution
  2. a metric unit of volume equal to one thousandth of a liter
  3. a unit of length equal to one thousandth of an inch; used to specify thickness (e.g., of sheets or wire)
  4. a Swedish unit of length equivalent to 10 km
  5. a Cypriot monetary unit equal to one thousandth of a pound

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