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mill: see milling.

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mill

An ancient term for a numerical processing device.

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mill¹

1. a factory, esp one which processes raw materials

2. any of various processing or manufacturing machines, esp one that grinds, presses, or rolls

3. a hard roller for impressing a design, esp in a textile-printing machine or in a machine for printing banknotes

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mill²

a US and Canadian monetary unit used in calculations, esp for property taxes, equal to one thousandth of a dollar

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Mill

1. James. 1773--1836, Scottish philosopher, historian, and economist. He expounded Bentham's utilitarian philosophy in Elements of Political Economy (1821) and Analysis of the Phenomena of the Human Mind (1829) and also wrote a History of British India (1817--18)

2. his son, John Stuart. 1806--73, English philosopher and economist. He modified Bentham's utilitarian philosophy in Utilitarianism (1861) and in his treatise On Liberty (1859) he defended the rights and freedom of the individual. Other works include A System of Logic (1843) and Principles of Political Economy (1848)

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mill [mil]

(food engineering)

A machine for grinding grain into flour.

A building that houses milling machines.

(industrial engineering)

A machine that manufactures paper, textiles, or other products by the continuous repetition of some simple process or action.

A building that houses machinery for manufacturing processes.

(mining engineering)

An excavation made in the country rock, by a crosscut from the workings on a vein, to obtain waste for filling; it is left without timber so that the roof can fall in and furnish the required rock.

A passage connecting a stope or upper level with a lower level intended to be filled with broken ore that can then be drawn out at the bottom as desired for further transportation.

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