milli-

English

Etymology

From Latin mille (“thousand”), via French.

Prefix

SI prefix
m
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milli-

1. In the International System of Units and other metric systems of units, one-thousandth of the unit to which it is prefixed; that is, multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 10^-3. Symbol: m.

   Example: milligram

2. thousand; one-thousandth.

   Example: millipede

Synonyms

• chilia-

Antonyms

• kilo-

Translations

• Bulgarian: мили- (bg) (mili-)
• Chinese: 毫- (háo-) (1)
• Czech: mili- (cs)
• French: milli- (fr)
• Italian: milli- (1)
• Japanese: ミリ- (ja) (miri-)
• Russian: милли- (ru) (milli-)

Related terms

• milligram
• millilitre, milliliter
• millimetre, millimeter
• millipede

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Finnish

Prefix

milli-

1. milli-

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French

Prefix

milli-

1. thousand

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Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈmili/
• Hyphenation: mil‧li

Prefix

milli-

1. milli-

   méter (“meter”) → milliméter (“millimeter”)

See also

• Category:Hungarian words prefixed with milli-

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Italian

Prefix

milli-

1. milli- (multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 10^-3)

Derived terms

• milliampere
• millibar
• milligrammo
• millilitro
• millimetro
• millimicron
• millisecondo
• millivolt