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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]: 1. an obsolete monetary unit of Cyprus equal in value to [frac1x1000] of a pound. [WordNet 1.5] 2. a unit of length equal to [frac1x1000] inch, used especially in measuring the thickness of sheets of materials. [WordNet 1.5] 3. one milliliter; -- used mostly in informal speech. [laboratory slang] Syn: milliliter, millilitre, ml, cubic centimeter, cubic centimetre, cc. [WordNet 1.5] 4. a unit of angular size equal to [frac1x6400] of 360 degrees; -- it is used especially in artillery ranging. From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]: mil \mil\ n. [by contraction from million.] One million dollars; as, his new house cost over a mil. [slang] [PJC] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: noun 1: a unit of length equal to one thousandth of an inch; used to specify thickness (e.g., of sheets or wire) 2: a Cypriot monetary unit equal to one thousandth of a pound 3: a metric unit of volume equal to one thousandth of a liter [syn: {milliliter}, {millilitre}, {ml}, {cubic centimeter}, {cubic centimetre}, {cc}] 4: an angular unit used in artillery; equal to 1/6400 of a complete revolution From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]: mil The {top-level domain} for entities affiliated with US armed forces. (1999-01-26) From Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) [vera]: |
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