mil

noun

1. 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. 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.

   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

   Variant of milliliterinformalClipping of milliliter.

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

5. 5

   Variant of millimeterinformalClipping 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

6. 6

   Variant of milliradianinformalClipping of milliradian.

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

noun

1. 1

   Variant of millioninformalClipping 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.

adjective

1. 1

   Variant of militaryClipping of military

Forms

plural

mils