milli- [MIL i], mille-, mill-, mili-
(Latin: thousand; a decimal prefix used in the international metric system for measurements; including, thousandth, thousandths)
In the metric [decimal] system, milli- denotes 1/1 000 of a unit, thousandth [U.S.] and thousandth part [U.K.]; 10-3 [0.001] The metric symbol for milli- is m.
millifarad
milligram
One-thousandth of a gram.
milliliter
millilitre
millimeter
millimetre
milliohm
million
millionaire
millipede
Any member of the arthropod class Diaplopoda with a cylindrical and segmented body, each segment having two pairs of short legs, of which there may be several hundred altogether in some species.
Millipedes are vegetarian and, in contrast with centipedes, lack poison glands, although most kinds produce irritating fluids that repel predation by birds.
millirad
milliroentgen
millisecond
millivolt, mV
A unit of electricity equivalent to one thousandth of a volt.
milliwatt
