milli-
milli-
a combining form meaning “thousand” (millipede ): in the metric system, used in the names of units equal to one thousandth of the given base unit (millimeter ).
Origin:
< French < Latin, combining form of mille thousand
< French < Latin, combining form of mille thousand
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| milli- | |
| —prefix | |
| m denoting 10--3: millimetre | |
| [from French, from Latin mille thousand, this meaning being maintained in words borrowed from Latin (millipede)] | |
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milli-
comb. form of L. mille "thousand."
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milli- pref.
One thousandth (10-3): millisecond.
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| milli-
A prefix that means "one thousandth," as in millimeter, one thousandth of a meter. |
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