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.

• 🇵🇹Substantivo com vários sentidos técnicos, incluindo a milésima parte da libra cipriota, uma antiga unidade sueca de comprimento, uma unidade de comprimento igual a um milésimo de polegada, uma unidade métrica de volume igual a um milésimo de litro e uma unidade angular usada em artilharia.

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.

   🇵🇹Mil

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.

   🇵🇹Milha sueca

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.

   🇵🇹Milésimo de polegada

   Sinônimos: 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.

   🇵🇹Mililitro

   Sinônimos: 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.

   🇵🇹milésimo