millicycle

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noun

One thousandth (10⁻³) of a cycle.

OriginEnglish cycle ← Middle English cicle ← Late Latin cyclus →
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Meanings

nounmillicycle (plural millicycles)

plural millicycles

  1. One thousandth (10⁻³) of a cycle.

    Generally, waveguides are used at frequencies of 3,000 millicycles and up, and wire lines are commonly used below 3,000 millicycles.

    1961, Harrison T. Randolph, “Use of Microwave Radio in Telemetering”, in American Water Works Association, volume 53, number 9, page 1148

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*sem-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*sm̥-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*smih₂
  4. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰes-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰéslom
  6. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰéslih₂
  7. Proto-Indo-European*smih₂ǵʰéslih₂
  8. Proto-Italic*smīɣeslī
  9. Latinmīlle
  10. Frenchmilli-
  11. Englishmilli-
  12. Late Latincyclus
  13. Middle Englishcicle
  14. Englishcycle
  15. Englishmillicycle

From milli- + cycle.

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millicycle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/millicycle

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“millicycle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/millicycle. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “millicycle,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/millicycle.

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