Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mil-dot

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.57 in modern English

Syllables: mil--dot
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of firearm scope reticle using a one-milliradian dot as an aiming point and reference for range and holdover estimation.

Etymology

The mil is clipped from milliradian.

Inflected Forms

mil-dots (plural) mildot (alternative) mil dot (alternative)

Questions

What does mil-dot mean?: A type of firearm scope reticle using a one-milliradian dot as an aiming point and reference for range and holdover estimation.
Where does mil-dot come from?: The mil is clipped from milliradian.

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