noun Download 🔗Share A syllable used in sol-fa (solfège) to represent the third note of a major scale. Examples : "In music class, we learned that "do, re, mi" comes before "fa, sol, la, ti" on the major scale. " music sound language Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The international mile: a unit of length precisely equal to 1.609344 kilometers established by treaty among Anglophone nations in 1959, divided into 5,280 feet or 1,760 yards. Examples : "The distance from my house to the school is approximately one mi. " unit math science Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Any of several customary units of length derived from the 1593 English statute mile of 8 furlongs, equivalent to 5,280 feet or 1,760 yards of various precise values. Examples : ""The students ran two mi during their physical education class this morning." " unit math Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Any of many customary units of length derived from the Roman mile (mille passus) of 8 stades or 5,000 Roman feet. Examples : "The ancient Romans often marked distances along their roads using milestones spaced one mi apart. " unit area math Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The Scandinavian mile: a unit of length precisely equal to 10 kilometers defined in 1889. Examples : ""The long walk to school was about one mi, or ten kilometers." " unit math place Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Any of many customary units of length from other measurement systems of roughly similar values, as the Chinese (里) or Arabic mile (al-mīl). Examples : "My grandfather often spoke of traveling many mi on his journeys to the countryside. " unit system area Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (travel) An airline mile in a frequent flier program. Examples : "I need 5,000 more mi to get a free flight to visit my family. " business Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Any similarly large distance. Examples : "The shot missed by a mile." space area Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A race of 1 mile's length; a race of around 1 mile's length (usually 1500 or 1600 meters) Examples : "The runners competed in the mile." sport race entertainment Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share One mile per hour, as a measure of speed. Examples : "five miles over the speed limit" unit time vehicle Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading