ml

«ml» in Mova's school dictionary: Short for millilitre, a small unit for measuring liquid… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

abbreviation (ml = millilitre or millilitres; US milliliter)

meaning for a pupil

1) Short for millilitre, a small unit for measuring liquid; 1000 ml make 1 litre. tree →

2) (less common) Short for other words, such as "mile" in old texts; at school it almost always means millilitres. tree →

sense in the lessons

Used in maths, science and the kitchen: medicine, drinks and recipes are measured in ml. A teaspoon holds about 5 ml; a can of drink about 330 ml. Phrases: 500 ml, ml to litres.

examples

• The bottle holds 500 ml of water. tree →
• Take 5 ml of medicine twice a day. tree →
• Add 200 ml of milk to the flour. tree →
• 1 litre is the same as 1000 ml. tree →
• A can of lemonade holds 330 ml. tree →
• Pour 250 ml into each glass. tree →
• How many 100 ml cups can you fill from 1 litre? tree →

note

Written with a small m and small l, no full stop, and no s for the plural: 5 ml, not 5 mls. Do not mix up with mm (millimetres, length) or mg (milligrams, mass). For maths: divide ml by 1000 to get litres; multiply litres by 1000 to get ml. Medicine doses must be measured exactly.

In the corpora

• After 4 glasses of 200 ml and a 150 ml cup, 2000 - 800 - 150 = 1050 ml are left.
• A litre is 1000 millilitres (ml).
• Small cups for juice hold 200 or 250 ml, a mug about 300 ml.
• 2 litres of juice into 250 ml cups: 2 × 1000 = 2000 ml, and 2000 ÷ 250 = 8 cups.
• A 330 ml can of regular cola has about 35 g of sugar, about 9 cubes, more than that whole daily limit.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «ml» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.