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mi

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: mi

1
 n
the syllable naming the third (mediant) note of any major scale in solmization
2
 n
a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: mi
1

n the syllable naming the third (mediant) note of any major scale in solmization

Type of:
solfa syllable
one of the names for notes of a musical scale in solmization
2

n a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters

Synonyms:
international mile, land mile, mile, stat mi, statute mile
Type of:
linear measure, linear unit
a unit of measurement of length

n a former British unit of length equivalent to 6,080 feet (1,853.184 meters); 800 feet longer than a statute mile

Synonyms:
Admiralty mile, geographical mile, mile, naut mi, nautical mile
Type of:
nautical linear unit
a linear unit of distance used in navigation

n a unit of length used in navigation; exactly 1,852 meters; historically based on the distance spanned by one minute of arc in latitude

Synonyms:
air mile, international nautical mile, knot, mile, naut mi, nautical mile
Type of:
nautical linear unit
a linear unit of distance used in navigation
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