milli-

1.
a combining form meaning “thousand” (millipede): in the metric system, used in the names of units equal to one thousandth of the given base unit (millimeter).
Origin
< French < Latin, combining form of mille thousand
British Dictionary definitions for milli-

milli-

prefix
1.
denoting 10–3: millimetre, m
Word Origin
from French, from Latin mille thousand, this meaning being maintained in words borrowed from Latin (millipede)
Word Origin and History for milli-

word-forming element meaning "thousandth part of a metric unit," from comb. form of Latin mille "thousand" (see million).

milli- in Medicine

milli- pref.
One thousandth (10-3): millisecond.

milli- in Science
milli-  
A prefix that means "one thousandth," as in millimeter, one thousandth of a meter.
milli- in Technology


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