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millet seed paradox — A version of the Sorites paradox, although associated with Zeno s paradox, as it concerns the creation of a finite quantity from enough cases of ‘nothing’. A single millet seed falling makes no noise. And for any number n, n × 0 = 0. But a finite … Philosophy dictionary
millet-seed sand — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : sand that consists of smoothly rounded grains about the size of a millet seed and is generally indicative of prolonged eolian action … Useful english dictionary
millet-seed — millˈet seed noun Millet adjective 1. Of the size or appearance of seeds of millet 2. Miliary • • • Main Entry: ↑millet … Useful english dictionary
millet — [mil′it] n. [ME milet < MFr, dim. of mil < L milium, millet < IE * melēi , var. of base * mel , to grind > MILL1, Gr melinē, millet] 1. a) a cereal grass (Panicum miliaceum) whose small grain is used for food in Europe and Asia b) the … English World dictionary
Millet — For other uses, see Millet (disambiguation). Pearl millet in the field The millets are a group of small seeded species of cereal crops or grains, widely grown around the world for food and … Wikipedia
millet — /mil it/, n. 1. a cereal grass, Setaria italica, extensively cultivated in the East and in southern Europe for its small seed, or grain, used as food for humans and fowls, but in the U.S. grown chiefly for fodder. 2. any of various related or… … Universalium
millet — noun Etymology: Middle English milet, from Middle French, from Old French, diminutive of mil, from Latin milium; akin to Greek melinē millet Date: 15th century 1. any of various small seeded annual cereal and forage grasses: a. a Eurasian grass… … New Collegiate Dictionary
millet — /ˈmɪlət / (say miluht) noun 1. a cereal grass, Setaria italica, extensively cultivated in Asia and in southern Europe for its small seed or grain (used as a food for humans and fowls), but in the US grown chiefly for fodder. 2. any of various… …
millet — n. 1 any of various cereal plants, esp. Panicum miliaceum, bearing a large crop of small nutritious seeds. 2 the seed of this. Phrases and idioms: millet grass a tall woodland grass, Milium effusum. Etymology: ME f. F, dimin. of mil f. L milium … Useful english dictionary
Millet — n. 1 any of various cereal plants, esp. Panicum miliaceum, bearing a large crop of small nutritious seeds. 2 the seed of this. Phrases and idioms: millet grass a tall woodland grass, Milium effusum. Etymology: ME f. F, dimin. of mil f. L milium … Useful english dictionary
