circular inch

circular inch
   , circular mil
(cmil)
   informal units of area. A circular inch is the area of a circle one inch1 in diameter, and a circular mil is the area of a circle one mil1 in diameter. A circle of diameter d has an area of pi·d2/4, so the circular inch is equal to approximately 0.785 398 square inches or 5.067 07 square centimeters, and the circular mil is equal to approximately 0.785 398 square mils or 506.707 square micrometers.

Dictionary of units of measurement. 2015.

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