mil
Thousandth of inch
A mil is one thousandth of something—most often a thousandth of an inch in manufacturing and engineering contexts, or a thousandth of a dollar in tax calculations.
In military usage, a mil is an angular measurement used for artillery and rifle scopes, roughly the angle subtended by one meter at a thousand meters distance.
The plural mils appears in property tax rates: The tax rate is 25 mils per dollar of assessed value.
Ordinal for 1000
- inchTwelfth of a foot
- caliberBore diameter or quality
- thicknessDepth of material
- gaugeStandard of measurement
tolerance · clearance · specification · dimension · diameter · micrometer · precision · decimal
Applied surface covering
- filmMovie or coating
- plasticCapable of being molded
- polyethyleneThermoplastic from ethylene gas
- shrink-wrapPlastic packaging that tightens
laminate · membrane · barrier · insulation · sealant · wrap · covering · gauge
thousandth
Ordinal for 1000
gauge · tolerance · clearance · specification · dimension · diameter · micrometer · precision · decimal · metric
coating
Applied surface covering
- filmMovie or coating
- plasticCapable of being molded
- polyethyleneThermoplastic from ethylene gas
shrink-wrap · laminate · membrane · barrier · insulation · sealant · wrap · covering · gauge · sheet
soldier
Armed forces member
airforce · combat · warfare · infantry · battalion · regiment · brigade · platoon · squadron · division
- go the extra mileSurpass what's asked
- extra mileEffort past expectations
- from a mile awayEasily predicted or noticed
- going the extra mileSurpassing what's asked
- quarter mile1,320 feet exactly
- half mile2,640 feet exactly