Mill 167359 223505853 2008-07-04T10:45:44Z Moeng 4592505 da language {{wiktionarypar|mill}} '''Mill''' may refer to the following: *[[Mill (grinding)]], equipment for the grinding or pulverizing of raw materials using [[millstone]]s **[[windmill]], wind powered **[[watermill]], water powered **[[horse mill]], animal powered **[[treadwheel]], human powered (archaic: "treadmill") *[[Mill (factory)]], a place of business for making articles of manufacture. The term mill was once in common use for a factory because many factories in the early stages of the Industrial Revolution were powered by a watermill, but nowadays it is only used in a few specific contexts; e.g. **a [[cotton mill]] is a factory for processing cotton **a [[paper mill]] produces paper **a [[sawmill]] cuts timber **a [[gristmill]] grinds grain into flour **a [[steel mill]] manufactures steel **a [[sugar mill]] (also called a sugar refinery) processes sugar beets or sugar cane into various finished products **a [[huller]] (also called a rice mill, or rice husker) is used to hull rice *[[Milling machine]], metalworking machine that operates by rotating a cutting bit while the workpiece is moved against the cutter on an XY table. *[[Stamp mill]], a specialized machine for reducing ore to powder for further processing or for fracturing other materials *[[Mill (currency)]], a [[Denomination (currency)|denomination]] used by some currencies, equivalent of a tenth of a cent/penny, or a thousandth of currency unit. In some currencies, like the [[Cypriot pound]] (introduced in 1955 and lasting until 1983), the use of [[Mill (currency)|mills]] has long ago been abolished and have been replaced entirely by [[Cent (currency)|cents]]. *The standard author abbreviation ''Mill.'' may be used to indicate botanist [[Philip Miller]]'s work when citing a botanical name *[[Diploma mill]] or [[degree mill]] an organization which awards academic degrees and diplomas with very little or no academic study and without recognition by official accrediting bodies *[[Nine Men's Morris]], a traditional board game; the term "mill" may also mean "three (playing pieces) in a row" within the game *[[Arithmetic logic unit|Arithmetical unit]], used in the context of Charles Babbage's [[Analytical engine]], a 19th century concept of a computer *[[Windmill (breakdance move)]] or mill, a power move in breakdancing *[[The Mill (post-production)]], a visual effects company *[[Mill (insult)]], an abbreviation for "mentally ill" which is now sometimes used in the derogatory sense '''People''' named Mill: *[[Andy Mill]], skier *[[Frank Mill]], German football player (World Cup winner, Summer Olympics bronze medalist) *[[Harriet Taylor Mill]], philosopher *[[James Mill]], a Scottish historian, economist and philosopher *[[John Stuart Mill]], an influential liberal thinker of the 19th century Mill in '''geography''': *[[Mill, Netherlands]], a Dutch village *[[Mill en Sint Hubert]], a Dutch municipality '''MILL''' may refer to: *[[Major Indoor Lacrosse League]], the American indoor lacrosse league, rebranded in 1997 as the National Lacrosse League ==See also== * [[mil]] * for [[oil mill]], see [[expeller]], [[extruder]] {{disambig}} [[ca:Mill (desambiguació)]] [[cs:Mlýn (rozcestník)]] [[da:Mølle]] [[de:Mühle (Begriffsklärung)]] [[fr:Mill]] [[ko:밀 (동음이의)]] [[ja:ミル]] [[pl:Młyn (ujednoznacznienie)]] [[ru:Мельница (значения)]] [[simple:Mill]]