See also circular mils.
In Denmark, ? – 20th century, a unit of
distance, =
24,000 fod, approximately 7.5325
kilometers (4.680 miles).
Sometimes called a landmil.
United Nations, 1966.
In Sweden, ? – 20th century, a unit of
distance, = 10 kilometers
(about 6.21 miles). Sometimes called a nymil, to distinguish it from the former
mil, = 3600 stänger = 36,000 fot, which was about
10.69 km (6.64 miles). ![]()
United Nations, 1966.
In Norway, a unit of distance, now = 10 kilometers. Formerly it was = 18,000 alen = 36,000 fot, about 11.30 kilometers.
In the United States, 19th – 21st centuries, a unit of length, = 0.001 inch. The thickness of plastic trash bags, for example, is usually given in mils.
United Nations, 1966.
In Turkey, a unit of distance, = 1895 meters. ![]()
In the province of Yaracuy in Venezuela
, ? – 20th century, a unit
of mass used for bananas, = 400 kilograms.
United Nations, 1966.
A unit of plane angle used in artillery, equal to exactly 1/6400 of 360
degrees, or exactly 0.056 25 degree, or about
0.000 981 747 704 radian. Symbol, ‰. This is the value used
by NATO. A slightly different value, 0.000 999 996 6 radian, was used in France,
under the name millième.
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