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milli- word element [L.], one thousand; also used in naming units of measurement (symbol m) to designate an amount 10−3 the size of the unit to which it is joined, e.g., milligram.
milli-
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One thousandth (10-3): millisecond.

milli-,
prefix meaning "1/1000 part": milliampere, millibar, milliliter.

milli- 
word element [L.], one thousand; also used in naming units of measurement (symbol m) to designate an amount 10−3 the size of the unit to which it is joined, e.g., milligram.

milli-
word element, one-thousandth; used in naming units of measurement to designate one-thousandth (10−3) the size of the unit to which it is joined, symbol m; e.g. milligram (mg).

milli-
Latin, one one-thousandth–1/1000–of a thing


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