millisteradian

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noun

One thousandth (10⁻³) of a steradian.

OriginEnglish steradian ← French milli- ← Latin mīlle →
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Meanings

nounmillisteradian (plural millisteradians)

plural millisteradians

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

    Figure 1 shows the actual numbers of stopping K for two beam lengths, for beam acceptance of 10 MeV/c millisteradians, per 10¹¹ protons on the target.

    1961 December 19, H. Filthuth, E. Malamud, G. Petrucci, W. Willis, “Discussion of the low momentum K^± beam "K₂"”, in CERN Report CERN/TC/30 61/26, page 2

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. Englishsteradian
  13. Englishmillisteradian

From milli- + steradian.

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APA

millisteradian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/millisteradian

MLA

“millisteradian.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/millisteradian. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “millisteradian,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/millisteradian.

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