| milli- | <prefix> A prefix denoting a thousandth part of; as, millimetre, milligram, milliampere. Origin: From L. Mille a thousand (29 Oct 1998) |
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| milliampere | <physics> The thousandth part of one ampere. Origin: Milli- + ampere. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| millibar | One-thousandth of a bar; 100 newtons/sq m; 0.75006 mm Hg; standard atmospheric pressure is 1013 millibars. (05 Mar 2000) |
| millicurie | A unit of radioactivity equivalent to 3.7 × 107 disintegrations per second. (05 Mar 2000) |
| milliequivalent | One-thousandth equivalent; 10-3 mole divided by valence. (05 Mar 2000) |
| milligram | <unit> One thousandth of a gram. Abbreviation: mg (12 Jan 1998) |
| milligram hour | An obsolete term for a unit of exposure in radium therapy, i.e., the application of 1 milligram of radium during 1 hour. Synonym: milligramage. (05 Mar 2000) |
| milligramage | An obsolete term for a unit of exposure in radium therapy, i.e., the application of 1 milligram of radium during 1 hour. Synonym: milligramage. (05 Mar 2000) |
| millilambert | One thousandth of a lambert; a unit of brightness equal to 0.929 lumen per square foot (roughly, 1 equivalent footcandle). (05 Mar 2000) |
| milliliter | One-thousandth of a liter. (05 Mar 2000) |
| millimeter | One-thousandth of a meter. Abbreviation: mm (05 Mar 2000) |
| millimicro- | <prefix> Prefix formerly used to signify one-billionth (10-9); now nano-. (05 Mar 2000) |
| millimicron | Former term for nanometer. (05 Mar 2000) |
| millimole | One-thousandth of a gram-molecule. Abbreviation: mmol (05 Mar 2000) |
| milliner | 1. Formerly, a man who imported and dealt in small articles of a miscellaneous kind, especially such as please the fancy of women. "No milliner can so fit his customers with gloves." (Shak) 2. A person, usually a woman, who makes, trims, or deals in hats, bonnets, headdresses, etc, for women. Man milliner, a man who makes or deals in millinery; hence, contemptuously, a man who is busied with trifling occupations or embellishments. Origin: From Milaner an inhabitant of Milan, in Italy; hence, a man from Milan who imported women's finery. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |