mils
Tiny measurement units
Mils is the plural of mil, a unit of measurement equal to one-thousandth of an inch (0.001 inch).
The term appears most often in manufacturing and engineering contexts where precise thickness matters: The coating is 3 mils thick.
Plastic sheeting, wire insulation, and paint films are commonly measured in mils.
Determining size or amount
- calibrationAdjusting for measurement accuracy
- toleranceWillingness to accept difference
- precisionAccuracy of measurement
- micrometerMillionth of a meter
instrumentation · dimensional · gauge · verification · resolution · standards · specifications · accuracy
Ordinal for 1000
- inchTwelfth of a foot
- gaugeStandard of measurement
- filmMovie or coating
- coatingApplied surface covering
plastic · sheet · foil · laminate · membrane · polyethylene · sheathing · packaging
Posture or orientation
- azimuthHorizontal directional angle
- compassDevice showing cardinal directions
- artilleryLarge-caliber battlefield weapons
- mortarGrinding bowl or binder
navigation · grid · plotting · deflection · angle · protractor · coordinate · gunnery
measurement
Determining size or amount
- calibrationAdjusting for measurement accuracy
- toleranceWillingness to accept difference
- precisionAccuracy of measurement
micrometer · instrumentation · dimensional · gauge · verification · resolution · standards · specifications · accuracy · metrology
thousandth
Ordinal for 1000
coating · plastic · sheet · foil · laminate · membrane · polyethylene · sheathing · packaging · wrap
bearing
Posture or orientation
- azimuthHorizontal directional angle
- compassDevice showing cardinal directions
- artilleryLarge-caliber battlefield weapons
mortar · navigation · grid · plotting · deflection · angle · protractor · coordinate · gunnery · howitzer
milliradian
One-thousandth radian unit
- aimingDirecting toward target
- adjustmentAlteration to improve fit
- scopeExtent or range
reticle · turret · holdover · windage · elevation · ranging · ballistic · click · MOA · optics
- one in a millionExtraordinarily rare or special
- one million10^6
- million dollarsOne thousand thousands, monetized
- thanks a millionEmphatic expression of gratitude
- not in a million yearsEmphatic refusal of possibility
- never in a million yearsEmphatic impossibility expression