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'''Mil''' can refer to a number of different things.
* In English units of measurement, a '''mil''' is:
** a
unit of
length 1 E-5 m 1/1000 inch long, sometimes also called a '''thou,''' commonly used to measure the thickness of film, foil, wires, fibers, etc. Also sometimes used in the context of English units for manufacturing specifications and
tolerance (engineering) tolerances.
** a unit of
angle: see
angular mil
** a unit of
surface (square mil), a square one mil on each side
** a unit of surface (circular mil), a circle one mil across
* The term 'mil' is
Maltese Lira a monetary unit of Malta. Mils are not currently in circulation even though they are still
legal tender and certained prices of products are still fixed using mils. 10 mils are equivalent to 1 cent.
* The term 'mil' is also used colloquially to mean 'millimetre' or 'millilitre'.
* A '''mil''' (
English language English ''
mile'') in
Norway and
Sweden is a distance of
1 E4 m 10 kilometres. The term originates from a pre-metric ''mil'' (in earlier times ''rast'') of about 11.3 km in Norway and 7.1 km in Sweden, denoting a suitable distance between rests when walking. The metric mil was officially established in Sweden on
1 January 1889. In informal and non-precise situations when geographical distances of more than a few kilometers are treated, the mil is, as a rule, used instead of the
kilometre for longer distances. It is also used commonly for measuring vehicle fuel consumption,
litre per mil means litres consumed per 10 km [http://www.algonet.se/~hogman/slmatt_eng.htm#längdmått].
* '''mil''' is sometimes used as an abbreviation for
millions.
* '''
.mil''' is the top level domain for the US Military
* '''
MIL-SPEC''' is short for '''Military Specification''', for equipment or material.
* '''Mil''' is the short name of a Soviet/Russian
helicopter manufacturer: see
Mil Moscow Helicopter Plant.
* '''MIL''' can be an
internet slang TLA for
mother-in-law
* In
Irish mythology,
Míl Espáine is the ancestor to the modern
Irish people.
''See also:''
mill
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