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millesimal

noun
mil·les·i·mal | \ mə-ˈle-sə-məl \

Definition of millesimal 

: the quotient of a unit divided by 1000 : one of 1000 equal parts

Other words from millesimal

millesimal adjective
millesimally \-mə-lē \ adverb

First Known Use of millesimal

1719, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for millesimal

Latin millesimus, adjective, thousandth, from mille

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