piiru — meaning in English
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English meaning
- inch noun A unit of length equal to 1/12 of a foot, or 2.54 centimetres.
- mil noun An angular mil, 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.
- tick noun A small blood-feeding arachnid that attaches to the skin of animals and humans.
Senses
piiru is used for these senses in English:
- angular mil (military) 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.
- inch (figuratively) Any very short distance.
- mil An angular mil, 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.
- tick A mark on any scale of measurement; a unit of measurement.
inch — full definition
- noun A unit of length equal to 1/12 of a foot, or 2.54 centimetres.
- noun A very small amount or distance.
- verb To move slowly and carefully, little by little.
mil — full definition
- noun An angular mil, 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.
- noun A unit of measurement equal to ¹⁄₁₀₀₀ of an inch (25.4 µm), usually used for thin objects, such as sheets of plastic.
- noun A former subdivision (¹⁄₁₀₀₀) of the Maltese lira.
- noun Clipping of milliliter.