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Shortening of milliradian
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A unit of angular measurement equal to 1/6400 of a complete circle. At 1000 metres one mil subtends about one metre (~0,98 m). Also 1/6000 and 1/6300 are used in other countries. Full definition →
Shortening of milliradian
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.