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millesimal

[ mi-les-uh-muhl ]

adjective



noun

  1. a thousandth part.

millesimal

/ mɪˈlɛsɪməl /

adjective

    1. denoting a thousandth
    2. ( as noun )

      a millesimal

  1. of, consisting of, or relating to a thousandth
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Words From

  • mil·lesi·mal·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of millesimal1

1710–20; < Latin millēsim ( us ) thousandth ( mille thousand + -ēsimus ordinal suffix) + -al 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of millesimal1

C18: from Latin mīllēsimus
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Example Sentences

Millesimal, mil-les′im-al, adj. thousandth: consisting of thousandth parts.—adv.

In estimating the value of the indications of this hygrometer, it should be borne in mind that the scale adopted by Leslie was millesimal, that is to say, from the freezing to the boiling-point of water was divided into a thousand parts; ten millesimal degrees are therefore equal to one of the scale of Celsius.

Sir John Leslie says:—“Under a clear blue sky, the æthrioscope will sometimes indicate a cold of fifty millesimal degrees; yet, on other days, when the air seems equally bright, the effect is hardly 30°.”

Associated words: millennium, millennial, chiliad, chiliasm, chiliarchy, chiliarch, chiliast, millenary, millesimal. thrash, v. thresh. thread, n. filament, fibre, stamen, staple, pile, raveling, lint, warp, woof, thrum.--v. thrid. threadbare, a. napless, pileworn, seedy, trite, hackneyed. threat, n. menace, threatening, commination, fulmination, intimidation. threaten, v. menace; augur, forebode, portend; impend, be imminent. threatening, a. imminent, ominous, impending, minatory, fulminating. three, n. trio, trinity, triad, ternary, ternion; triplets.

Adj. quinquefid, quinquelateral, quinquepartite; quinqevalent, pentavalent; quinquarticular†; octifid†; decimal, tenth, tithe; duodecimal, twelfth; sexagesimal†, sexagenary†; hundredth, centesimal; millesimal &c.

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