milli- [MIL i], mille-, mill-, mili-

(Latin: thousand; a decimal prefix used in the international metric system for measurements)

In the metric [decimal] system, milli- denotes 1/1 000 of a unit, thousandth [U.S.] and thousandth part [U.K.]; 10^-3 [0.001] The metric symbol for milli- is m.

millifarad

milligram

One-thousandth of a gram.

milliliter

millilitre

millimeter

millimetre

milliohm

million

millionaire

millipede

Any member of the arthropod class Diaplopoda with a cylindrical and segmented body, each segment having two pairs of short legs, of which there may be several hundred altogether in some species.

Millipedes are vegetarian and, in contrast with centipedes, lack poison glands, although most kinds produce irritating fluids that repel predation by birds.

millirad

milliroentgen

millisecond

millivolt

milliwatt

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milli- [MIL i], mille-, mill-, mili-

(Latin: thousand; a decimal prefix used in the international metric system for measurements)

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