milligram

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈmɪligræm/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈmɪlɪˌgræm/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(mil′i gram′)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
mil•li•gram /ˈmɪlɪˌgræm/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. Weights and Measuresa unit of mass or weight equal to 1&sfracdenom;1000&sfracend; of a gram. Abbr.: mg Also,[esp. Brit.,] ˈmil•liˌgramme. 

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
mil•li•gram  (mil′i gram′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Weights and Measuresa unit of mass or weight equal to one thousandth of a gram, and equivalent to 0.0154 grain. Abbr.: mg Also,[esp. Brit.,] mil′li•gramme′. 
  • French milligramme. See milli-, -gram2
  • 1800–10

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
milligram, milligramme / ˈmɪlɪˌɡræm/
  1. one thousandth of a gram
Etymology: 19th Century: from French
'milligram' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
MG - analytical balance - mg - milligram-hour

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