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Definition of Millesimal
1. a. Thousandth; consisting of thousandth parts; as, millesimal fractions.
Definition of Millesimal
1. Adjective. thousandth; consisting of thousandth parts ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Millesimal
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Millesimal
Literary usage of Millesimal
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Science of Exchanges by Nathaniel Alexander Nicholson (1873)
"48-63636 0-18181 "The standard fineness for gold coins is ll-12ths fine gold and
l-12th alloy, or millesimal fineness 916-66 ; the remedy, or margin allowed ..."
2. The London Money Market: A Practical Guide to what it Is, where it Is, and by William Frederick Spalding (1922)
"They were debased from f-^-ths fine silver, ^ths alloy, or millesimal fineness
925, to 500 millesimal fineness on 31st March, 1920. ..."
3. Geometrical and Graphical Essays: Containing a General Description of the by George Adams (1813)
"Each of these divisions is one tenth and one millesimal part of an inch ; therefore,
64 divisions is 64 tenths, and 64 millesimal parts, or6,464 inches; ..."
4. British Finance During and After the War, 1914-21: Being the Result of by Alfred Herbert Gibson (1921)
"... or millesimal fineness 925," in the column relating to standard fineness there
were substituted the words " one-half fine silver, one-half alloy ..."
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