Mill

Mill

Mill may refer to:

  • Mill (grinding), an equipment for the grinding or pulverizing of grain and other raw materials using millstones
  • Milling machine, metalworking machine that operates by rotating a cutting bit while the workpiece is moved against the cutter on an XY table.
  • Mill (computing)
    • Arithmetic logic unit, used in the context of Charles Babbage's Analytical engine, a 19th century concept of a computer
    • an early term for the central processing unit of a digital computer, especially in early British machines; the term is still occasionally used to refer to the CPU resources consumed by a program
  • Mill (currency), a denomination used by some currencies, the equivalent of a tenth of a cent or penny, or a thousandth of the currency unit
  • Diploma mill or degree mill, an organization which awards academic degrees and diplomas with very little or no academic study and without recognition by official accrediting bodies
  • Nine Men's Morris, a traditional board game; the term "mill" may also mean "three (playing pieces) in a row" within the game
  • Windmill (breakdance move) or mill, a power move in breakdancing
  • The Mill (post-production), a visual effects company
  • a manual typewriter
  • the standard author abbreviation Mill. that may be used to indicate botanist Philip Miller's work when citing a botanical name
  • a slang term for any internal combustion engine used on a hot rod, or other sort of customised personal vehicle.[1]
  • Millage, a property tax
  • Wet mill, a device that steeps a substance in water to remove specific compounds
  • Cutting mill, a device commonly used in laboratories for the preliminary size reduction of materials

People named Mill:

  • Andy Mill (born 1953), a skier
  • Frank Mill (born 1958), a German football player (World Cup winner, Summer Olympics bronze medalist)
  • Harriet Taylor Mill (1807–1858), a philosopher and women's rights advocate
  • James Mill (1773–1836), a Scottish historian, economist and philosopher
  • John Mill (c. 1645–1707), an English theologian and author of Novum Testamentum Graecum
  • John Stuart Mill (1806–1873), an influential classical liberal thinker and philosopher of the 19th century, son of James Mill

Mill in geography:

MILL may refer to:

See also

  • Mil (disambiguation)
  • Mille (disambiguation)
  • Mills (disambiguation)
  • Miller (disambiguation)
  • Milling (disambiguation)

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  • millənmə — «Millənmək»dən f. is …   Azərbaycan dilinin izahlı lüğəti

  • Mill — Mill, n. [OE. mille, melle, mulle, milne, AS. myln, mylen; akin to D. molen, G. m[ u]hle, OHG. mul[=i], mul[=i]n, Icel. mylna; all prob. from L. molina, fr. mola millstone; prop., that which grinds, akin to molere to grind, Goth. malan, G. mahlen …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Mill — bezeichnet: eine Band aus Koblenz, siehe Mill (Band) eine symbolische Einheit in der Elektronik bzw im Leiterplattendesign: 1 Mill entspricht einem tausendstel Inch; 1mm sind also circa 40 Mill. eine Untereinheit des US Dollars, siehe Mill… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • mill — mill1 [mil] n. [ME melle < OE mylen, akin to OHG mulin, ON mylna, all < 4th c. Gmc borrowing < LL molinae, pl. of molina, mill < LL(Ec) molina, of a mill < L mola, millstone < IE base * mel , to grind, crush > MEAL2, MILD,… …   English World dictionary

  • mill — mill·able; mill; mill·age; mill·er; mill·man; mini·mill; ar·mill; …   English syllables

  • Mill — (m[i^]l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Milled} (m[i^]ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Milling}.] [See {Mill}, n., and cf. {Muller}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To reduce to fine particles, or to small pieces, in a mill; to grind; to comminute. [1913 Webster] 2. To shape,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Mill — Mill, James Mill, John Stuart * * * (as used in expressions) block mill, sistema Mill, James Mill, John Stuart Mill, métodos de …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • mill — ► NOUN 1) a building equipped with machinery for grinding grain into flour. 2) a device or piece of machinery for grinding grain or other solid substances. 3) a building fitted with machinery for a manufacturing process. ► VERB 1) grind in a mill …   English terms dictionary

  • mill — One tenth of one cent: $0.001. A mill rate is used by many localities to compute property taxes. For example, some states levy a one time nonrecurring tax of two mills per dollar (0.2%) on the fair market value of all notes, bonds, and other… …   Law dictionary

  • mill|er — «MIHL uhr», noun. 1. a) a person who owns or runs a mill, especially a flour mill. b) a person who operates any machine called a mill. 2. a moth whose wings look as if they were powdered with flour. 3. a) = milling machine. (Cf. ↑milling machine) …   Useful english dictionary

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