mil

noun7

1. •
   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.
2. •
   (informal) Clipping of million.

   • Word has it that they were offered a cool ten mil to sell their farm to the land developers.
3. •
   (informal) Clipping of milliliter.

   • We told her to give her daughter ten mils of cough syrup and to call us back if the cough gets worse.
4. •
   (informal) Clipping of millimeter.

   • For this task, I prefer the plastic bars that are 10 mils in diameter.
5. •
   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.
6. •
   Clipping of milliradian.

   • A dot in a mil-dot reticle represents one mil, which corresponds to a few inches at 100 yards.
7. •
   A former subdivision (¹⁄₁₀₀₀) of the Maltese lira.

adjective1

1. •
   Clipping of military

noun1

1. •
   Abbreviation of military.

noun2

1. •
   (Internet) Initialism of mother-in-law.
2. •
   Initialism of malfunction indicator lamp.

noun1

1. •
   (informal) Clipping of Milwaukee: The largest city in Wisconsin and the county seat of Milwaukee County.