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单词 millesimal
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Definition of millesimal in English:

millesimal

adjective mɪˈlɛsɪm(ə)lməˈlɛsəməl
  • Consisting of thousandth parts; thousandth.

    由千分数组成的;第一千(个)的

    Example sentencesExamples
    • I request my colleagues, especially the beginners in homoeopathy, to try fifty millesimal potency to see if this may be of any help to solve their potency problem.
    • All Britannia coins have a millesimal fineness of 916 gold.
    • The millesimal fineness is usually rounded to a three figure number, particularly where used as a hallmark.
    • So this scale of potency goes by the name of fifty millesimal potency.
    • The carat system is increasingly being complemented or superseded by the millesimal fineness system in which the purity of precious metals is denoted by parts per thousand of pure metal in the alloy.
    • The purity or fineness of silver alloys is now described using the millesimal system in most countries.
    • For example, 24-karat gold has a millesimal fineness of 999 and 14-karat gold has a millesimal fineness of 585.
noun mɪˈlɛsɪm(ə)lməˈlɛsəməl
  • A thousandth part.

    千分之一

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Maternal and foetal mortality can only be measured in millesimals, and in Hungary there have been about 2,000 planned home births altogether.
    • The purity is known as its fineness and is measured in millesimals.
    • In the metric system, employed for most official uses in continental Europe, the grade of gold jewelry is expressed in millesimals.

Derivatives

  • millesimally

  • adverb
    • In recent years it has become common to refer to alloys millesimally, that is in ‘parts per thousand’.

Origin

Early 18th century: from Latin millesimus (from mille 'thousand') + -al.

Definition of millesimal in US English:

millesimal

adjectiveməˈlesəməlməˈlɛsəməl
  • Consisting of thousandth parts; thousandth.

    由千分数组成的;第一千(个)的

    Example sentencesExamples
    • I request my colleagues, especially the beginners in homoeopathy, to try fifty millesimal potency to see if this may be of any help to solve their potency problem.
    • The purity or fineness of silver alloys is now described using the millesimal system in most countries.
    • For example, 24-karat gold has a millesimal fineness of 999 and 14-karat gold has a millesimal fineness of 585.
    • All Britannia coins have a millesimal fineness of 916 gold.
    • So this scale of potency goes by the name of fifty millesimal potency.
    • The carat system is increasingly being complemented or superseded by the millesimal fineness system in which the purity of precious metals is denoted by parts per thousand of pure metal in the alloy.
    • The millesimal fineness is usually rounded to a three figure number, particularly where used as a hallmark.
nounməˈlesəməlməˈlɛsəməl
  • A thousandth part.

    千分之一

    Example sentencesExamples
    • In the metric system, employed for most official uses in continental Europe, the grade of gold jewelry is expressed in millesimals.
    • The purity is known as its fineness and is measured in millesimals.
    • Maternal and foetal mortality can only be measured in millesimals, and in Hungary there have been about 2,000 planned home births altogether.

Origin

Early 18th century: from Latin millesimus (from mille ‘thousand’) + -al.

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