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milliare (mɪlɪˈɛə(r)) [a. F. milliare: see milli- and are n.] In the metric system, the thousandth part of an are; 154·07 square inches.1889 E. Noel Sci. Metrology 12 The deciare..is not a real square measure;..the milliare..is non-existent. 1891 in L. Clark Dict. Metric Meas.
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Gabriel Mouton
His suggestion was a unit, the milliare, that was defined as a minute of arc along a meridian arc, and a system of sub-units, dividing successively by By today's measures, his milliare corresponds directly to a nautical mile, and his virga would by definition have been 1.852 m.
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milli- (ˈmɪlɪ) combining form of L. mille thousand, used esp. in the metric system of weights and measures to denote the thousandth part of the unit, as milliare (1/1000 of an are), milli-barn [barn n. 1 d], milli-calorie (or milli-calory), milli-curie, milli-gal [gal2], milli-henry [henry3], milli-...
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History of the metric system
The milliare would be defined as a minute of arc along a meridian (such as the Paris meridian) and would be divided into 10 centuria, the centuria into One degree of arc would be 60 minutes of arc, on the equator; one milliare would be one minute of arc, or 1 nautical mile, so 60 nautical miles would be
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二年后法国科学家提出了一个以地球周长为基准的十进制量度系统,莫顿定义长度单位milliare为子午线上,角度为一分的弧长,并且提议将上述单位乘以十分之一、百分之一……,所得长度单位依序为centuria、decuria、virga、virgula、decima、centesima及millesima。
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