Milli-
1.
a combining form meaning “thousand” (millipede): in the metric system, used in the names of units equal to one thousandth of the given base unit (millimeter).
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1.
denoting 10–3: millimetre, m
word-forming element meaning “thousandth part of a metric unit,” from comb. form of Latin mille “thousand” (see million).
milli- pref.
One thousandth (10-3): millisecond.
milli-
A prefix that means “one thousandth,” as in millimeter, one thousandth of a meter.
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[mil-ee-am-mee-ter] /ˌmɪl iˈæmˌmi tər/ noun 1. an instrument for measuring small electric currents, calibrated in .
- Milliampere
[mil-ee-am-peer, -am-peer] /ˌmɪl iˈæm pɪər, -æmˈpɪər/ noun, Electricity. 1. a unit of electric current equal to one thousandth of an . Abbreviation: mA. milliampere mil·li·am·pere (mĭl’ē-ām’pēr) n. Abbr. mA A unit of current that is equal to one thousandth (10-3) of an ampere.
- Milliard
[mil-yerd, -yahrd] /ˈmɪl yərd, -yɑrd/ noun, British. 1. one thousand millions; equivalent to U.S. billion. /ˈmɪlɪˌɑːd; ˈmɪljɑːd/ noun 1. (Brit) (no longer in technical use) a thousand million US and Canadian equivalent billion n. “one thousand million,” 1793, from French milliard (16c.), from million (see million) with change of suffix.
- Milliary
[mil-ee-er-ee] /ˈmɪl iˌɛr i/ adjective 1. of, relating to, or designating the ancient Roman mile of a thousand paces. 2. marking a mile. /ˈmɪljərɪ/ adjective 1. relating to or marking a distance equal to an ancient Roman mile of a thousand paces
- Millibar
[mil-uh-bahr] /ˈmɪl əˌbɑr/ noun 1. a centimeter-gram-second unit of pressure equal to one thousandth of a or 1000 dynes per square centimeter, used to measure air pressure. Abbreviation: mb. /ˈmɪlɪˌbɑː/ noun 1. a cgs unit of atmospheric pressure equal to 10–3 bar, 100 newtons per square metre or 0.7500617 millimetre of mercury millibar (mĭl’ə-bär’) A […]