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milli-

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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milli- /mɪlə, mɪlɪ/ prefix [in nouns]  TMa 1,000th part of a unit 毫,千分之一 a millilitre (=0.001 litres) 一毫升
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milli-a milliliter
From Longman Business Dictionarymilli-milli- /mɪlə/ prefix a 1,000th part of a particular unita millimetreOrigin milli- French Latin, from mille thousand
milli- prefixChinese
1,000th a Business part of Corpus unit a


milli-
milli- /mɪlə, mɪlɪ, mɪlɪ/ prefix [in nouns]
 Language: French
 Origin: Latin, from mille 'thousand'
a 1,000th part of a unit:
    a millilitre (=0.001 litres)


milli-BrE /ˈmɪli/ 🔊NAmE /ˈmɪli/ 🔊 combining form (in nouns; used in units of measurement 构成名词,用于计量单位) one thousandth 千分之一milligram毫克