What is 480in in Mils?

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What is 480 Inches (480in) in Mils (mil)?

What is 480in in mil? Convert 480 Inches (480in) to Mils (mil) and show formula, brief history on the units and quick maths for the conversion.

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Quick Reference for Converting Inches to Mils

Formula
mil = in x 1000
Quick Rough Maths
To get the Mils, multiply the number of Inches by 1,000.0
Inches (in) in 1 Mil
There are 0 Inches in 1 Mil
Mils (mil) in 1 Inch
There are 1000 Mils in 1 Inch

Unit Information

Inch
/ɪn(t)ʃ/
Symbol: in
Unit System: Imperial

What is the Inch?

The inch is a unit of length in the imperial unit system with the symbol in.

There are 12 inches in a foot and 3 feet in a yard. Therefore there are 36 inches in a yard. There are exactly 2.54 centimetres in an inch.

Borrowed from the Latin 'uncia' - the English word 'inch', the origination of the word came from the Old English word for 'ounce' which was related to the Roman phrase for "one twelfth".

The inch is still a commonly used unit in the UK, USA and Canada - and is also still used in the production of electronic equipment, still very evident in the measuring of monitor and screen sizing.

Mil
/mɪl/
Symbol: mil
Unit System: Imperial

What is the Mil?

The mil is a unit of length in the imperial unit system and uses the symbol mil (or sometimes thou).

A mil in one one-thousandth of an inch (0.001 inches) or 25.4 μm.

The mil is still used in the US to measure thickness of various materials.


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