Definition:Metric System/Volume/Millilitre

Millilitre

The millilitre is an SI unit of volume.

Conversion Factors

\(\ds \)

\(\)

\(\ds 1\)

millilitre

\(\ds \)

\(=\)

\(\ds 1000\)

microlitres

\(\ds \)

\(=\)

\(\ds 1\)

cubic centimetre

\(\ds \)

\(=\)

\(\ds 10^{-3}\)

litre

Symbol

$\mathrm {ml}$

The symbol for the millilitre is $\mathrm {ml}$:

$\mathrm m$ for milli

$\mathrm l$ for litre.

Its $\LaTeX$ code is \mathrm {ml} .

Linguistic Note

The spelling millilitre is the one adopted by the International Bureau of Weights and Measures.

Milliliter is the variant used in standard American English.

While $\mathsf{Pr} \infty \mathsf{fWiki}$ attempts in general to standardise on American English, the name of this unit is one place where a deliberate decision has been made to use the international spelling, in order to provide consistency with the British spelling of metre.

Linguistic Note on Milli-

The prefix milli- derives from the Latin mille, which means one thousand.

Sources

• 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): ml
• 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): ml