military / Alternative spelling of mil

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.

(sports) Abbreviation of Milwaukee.

(Internet slang, text messaging) Initialism of mother-in-law. / (automotive) Abbreviation of malfunction indicator lamp.

plural of mil

plural of MIL

(military) 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.

The non-SI unit for measuring the cross-sectional area of an electrical conductor: 1 CM= area of a circle having diameter of 0.001 inch; use capitals to distinguish from centimeter; 0.000 506 7 sq millimeters.

Alternative form of permille

a type of firearm scope reticle using a thou dot as an aiming point and reference for range and hold-over estimation.