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milli-

US/ˈmɪlɪ/

milli- prefix: 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.

Prefix

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
    Antonyms:
    kilo-
  2. thousand
    • Example: millipede
    Synonyms:
    chilia-

milli- meaning in Tamil and Vietnamese

milli- in Tamil

மில்லி

milli- in Vietnamese

prefix
mi-li

Synonyms of milli-

Antonyms

Origin of milli-

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

Questions about milli-

What does milli- mean?
Milli- means 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.
What is milli- in Tamil?
Milli- in Tamil is மில்லி. See Milli- meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is milli-?
Milli- is a prefix.
How do you pronounce milli-?
Milli- is pronounced /ˈmɪlɪ/ (US).

Words near milli- in the dictionary

  1. Millheugh
  2. Millhillian
  3. Millhillians
  4. millhouse
  5. millhouses
  6. milli-
  7. milli-amp
  8. milli-amps
  9. milli-coulombs
  10. milli-farad
  11. milli-farads

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: milli- (page history and authors); milli- (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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