mil

Substantiv

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   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.

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   A unit of measurement equal to ¹⁄₁₀₀₀ of an inch (25.4 µm), usually used for thin objects, such as sheets of plastic.

   For this task, I prefer the plastic sheeting that is 10 mils thick.

   If made of plastic, is minimum of at least 2.25 mils (thousandths of an inch) thick.

3. 3

   A former subdivision (¹⁄₁₀₀₀) of the Maltese lira.

4. 4

   Variante von milliliterumgangssprachlichClipping of milliliter.

   We told her to give her daughter ten mils of cough syrup and to call us back if the cough gets worse.

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   Variante von millimeterumgangssprachlichClipping of millimeter.

   For this task, I prefer the plastic bars that are 10 mils in diameter.

   Party like it's 2024, hear a knocking at my door / It's the police let them in, bust a 9 mil through their skin

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   Variante von milliradianumgangssprachlichClipping of milliradian.

   A dot in a mil-dot reticle represents one mil, which corresponds to a few inches at 100 yards.

Substantiv

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   Variante von millionumgangssprachlichClipping of million.

   Word has it that they were offered a cool ten mil to sell their farm to the land developers.

   The cheapest shack in this part of the woods would probably set the buyer back at least a couple of mil.

   You can get things done without money, but you can do a hell of a lot more with it, and $10 mil is a good starting point.

Adjektiv

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   Variante von militaryClipping of military

Formen

Plural

mils