Definition:Imperial/Length/Mil

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Definition

The mil is an imperial unit of length.


Conversion Factors

\(\ds \) \(\) \(\ds 1\) mil
\(\ds \) \(=\) \(\ds \dfrac 1 {1000}\) inch
\(\ds \) \(=\) \(\ds 1000\) microinches
\(\ds \) \(=\) \(\ds 25 \cdotp 4\) micrometres \(\quad\) (exact)
\(\ds \) \(=\) \(\ds 0 \cdotp 0254\) millimetres \(\quad\) (exact)
\(\ds \) \(=\) \(\ds 2 \cdotp 54 \times 10^{-5}\) metres \(\quad\) (exact)


Also known as

A mil is also known as a thou (as in thousandth of an inch).


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