mil

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n. 千分之一英寸 [计] 毫英寸; 密耳; 军队域名

发音

US /mɪl/

词形变化

mils 复数

释义与例句

n.
  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.

  3. 3.

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

  4. 4.

    Clipping of milliliter.

    非正式

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

  5. 5.

    Clipping of millimeter.

    非正式

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

  6. 6.

    Clipping of milliradian.

    非正式

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

  7. 1.

    Clipping of million.

    非正式

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

    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.

adj.
  1. 1.

    Clipping of military

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词源

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

来源:wiktionary