mi

1 of 3

noun

ˈmē 

: the third note of the major scale in solfège

mi

2 of 3

abbreviation (1)

1

mile; miles

2

mill

MI

3 of 3

abbreviation (2)

1

Michigan

2

military intelligence

3

myocardial infarction

Examples of mi in a Sentence

Noun

do, re, mi, fa, sol, la, ti

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Fallout patterns then prompted adding an area of 80 square mi (207 sq km)—about the size of Seattle—to the zone. —Kate Graham-Shaw, Scientific American, 9 Oct. 2024

The crater is roughly 2,500 kilometers (1,600 miles) in diameter and between 6.2 km and 8.2 km (3.9 to 5.1 mi) deep, encompassing several smaller craters like the Apollo basin, where Chang’e-6 landed, and Shackleton crater, parts of which lie in perpetual shadow. —Big Think, 17 June 2024

Voyager 1 entered interstellar space on Aug. 25, 2012, and is now more than 15 billion mi. —Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 12 June 2024

Prey’s top-sellers include a Japanese hamachi crudo and bahn mi burger with crispy pork belly. —Brandon Hernández, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 May 2024

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Medieval Latin, from the syllable sung to this note in a medieval hymn to St. John the Baptist

First Known Use

Noun

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing mi

• banh mi

Kids Definition

mi

noun

mē

: the third note of the musical scale

Medical Definition

MI

abbreviation

1

mitral incompetence; mitral insufficiency

2

myocardial infarction