angular mil

English

Etymology

Shortening of milliradian

Noun

angular mil (plural angular mils)

1. (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.

Synonyms

• mil

Translations

unit of angular measurement

• Finnish: piiru (fi) (¹⁄₆₀₀₀)
• French: millième (fr) m
• Russian: мил (ru) m (mil) (mil=¹⁄₆₀₀₀)