mil

A noun with multiple technical meanings, including a Cypriot monetary unit, a Swedish unit of length, a unit of length equal to one thousandth of an inch, a metric unit of volume equal to one thousandth of a liter, and an angular unit used in artillery.

• 🌐اسم له عدة معانٍ تقنية، منها وحدة نقدية قبرصية، ووحدة طول سويدية، ووحدة طول تساوي جزءًا من ألف من البوصة، ووحدة حجم مترية تساوي جزءًا من ألف من اللتر، ووحدة زاوية تستخدم في المدفعية.

1. Cypriot monetary unit C1 formal

   A former monetary unit of Cyprus, equal to one thousandth of a Cypriot pound.

   • The price was listed as 500 mils.
   • He paid with a few mil coins.
   • The old currency included mils as a subunit.

   🌐مِل

2. Swedish unit of length C1 formal

   A unit of length used in Sweden, equivalent to 10 kilometers.

   • The distance between the two towns is 5 mil.
   • In Sweden, road signs often use mil.
   • He ran a mil during the race.

   🌐ميل سويدي

3. Thousandth of an inch C1 formal technical

   A unit of length equal to one thousandth of an inch, used to specify thickness of materials like sheets or wire.

   • The wire has a diameter of 10 mils.
   • The plastic sheet is 5 mils thick.
   • Engineers measure coating thickness in mils.

   🌐مِلّ (جزء من ألف من البوصة)

   المرادفات: thou

4. Metric unit of volume C1 formal scientific

   A metric unit of volume equal to one thousandth of a liter, also known as a milliliter.

   • The recipe requires 250 mils of water.
   • The medicine dosage is 5 mils.
   • He poured 100 mils of juice into the glass.

   🌐ملليلتر

   المرادفات: cubic centimetermilliliter

5. Angular unit in artillery C2 formal technical

   An angular unit used in artillery, equal to 1/6400 of a complete revolution.

   • The gun was adjusted by 200 mils.
   • Artillery operators use mils for precise targeting.
   • The target was offset by 50 mils to the left.

   🌐مِل