SI prefix meaning 10 to the negative 3rd power (10-3 or 10^-3). Abbreviation is m.

Mil"li- (?). [From L. mille a thousand.] Metric System, Elec., Mech., etc.

A prefix denoting a thousandth part of; as, millimeter, milligram, milliampere.

 

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