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ONE-MILLIONTH
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Dictionary entry overview: What does one-millionth mean?
• ONE-MILLIONTH (noun)
The noun ONE-MILLIONTH has 1 sense:
1. one part in a million equal parts
Familiarity information: ONE-MILLIONTH used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
One part in a million equal parts
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Synonyms:
millionth; one-millionth
Hypernyms ("one-millionth" is a kind of...):
common fraction; simple fraction (the quotient of two integers)
Context examples
A prefix indicating a quantity of one one-millionth, 10E-6.
(Micro, NCI Thesaurus)
A unit of concentration (molarity unit) equal to one one-millionth of a mole (10E-6 mole) of solute per one liter of solution.
(Micromole per Liter, NCI Thesaurus)
A traditional unit of linear measurement equal to one-millionth of an inch.
(Microinch, NCI Thesaurus)
A unit equal to one-millionth of an international unit.
(Microinternational Unit, NCI Thesaurus)
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