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The industrialization of China alone would increase by 90 percent the concentration of CO2 in our atmosphere and would at least increase the atmospheric CO2 by at least another 100 parts per million.
John Olver

Meaning of "parts per million" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PARTS PER MILLION

parts per million  [pɑːts pɜː ˈmɪlɪən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PARTS PER MILLION

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verb
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Parts per million is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PARTS PER MILLION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

parts per million

Parts-per notation

In science and engineering, the parts-per notation is a set of pseudo units to describe small values of miscellaneous dimensionless quantities, e.g. mole fraction or mass fraction. Since these fractions are quantity-per-quantity measures, they are pure numbers with no associated units of measurement. Commonly used are ppm, ppb, ppt and ppq.

Definition of parts per million in the English dictionary

The definition of parts per million in the dictionary is the number of units present in a million units of another substance.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PARTS PER MILLION


Australian
ɒˈstreɪlɪən
bacchanalian
ˌbækəˈneɪlɪən
Castalian
kæˈsteɪlɪən
Chilean
ˈtʃɪlɪən
crocodilian
ˌkrɒkəˈdɪlɪən
Deucalion
djuːˈkeɪlɪən
episcopalian
ɪˌpɪskəˈpeɪlɪən
Hegelian
hɪˈɡeɪlɪən
Ilion
ˈɪlɪən
mammalian
mæˈmeɪlɪən
mandylion
mænˈdɪlɪən
Maximilian
ˌmæksɪˈmɪlɪən
Pygmalion
pɪɡˈmeɪlɪən
reptilian
rɛpˈtɪlɪən
Salian
ˈseɪlɪən
Sicilian
sɪˈsɪlɪən
skillion
ˈskɪlɪən
vaudevillian
ˌvəʊdəˈvɪlɪən
vocalion
vəʊˈkeɪlɪən
Westphalian
wɛstˈfeɪlɪən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PARTS PER MILLION

partook
partridge
partridge-wood
partridgeberries
partridgeberry
parts
Parts of
Parts of Holland
Parts of Kesteven
Parts of Lindsey
parture
parturiency
parturient
parturient fever
parturifacient
parturition
partway
party
party animal
party dress

WORDS THAT END LIKE PARTS PER MILLION

billion
bullion
gazillion
hallion
hellion
jillion
lion
medallion
million
multibillion
multimillion
postillion
quintillion
rapscallion
rebellion
scallion
stallion
the Great Rebellion
trillion
vermillion
zillion

Synonyms and antonyms of parts per million in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «parts per million» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PARTS PER MILLION

Find out the translation of parts per million to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of parts per million from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «parts per million» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

每百万份
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

partes por millón
570 millions of speakers

English

parts per million
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मिलियन प्रति भागों
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

جزء في المليون
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

частей на миллион
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

partes por milhão
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

প্রতি লক্ষে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

parties par million
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bahagian per juta
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

ppm
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

100万分の1
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

백만 부
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Bagean saben yuta
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

phần triệu
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மில்லியன் ஒன்றுக்கு பகுதிகள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

प्रति दशलक्ष भाग
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Milyon başına parça
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

parti per milione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

części na milion
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

частин на мільйон
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

părți per milion
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μέρη ανά εκατομμύριο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

dele per miljoen
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

miljondelar
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

deler per million
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of parts per million

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PARTS PER MILLION» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about parts per million

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QUOTES WITH «PARTS PER MILLION»

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John Olver
The industrialization of China alone would increase by 90 percent the concentration of CO2 in our atmosphere and would at least increase the atmospheric CO2 by at least another 100 parts per million.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PARTS PER MILLION»

Discover the use of parts per million in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to parts per million and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Parts Per Million: The Poisoning of Beverly Hills High School
Documents the landmark tort case involving Beverly Hills High School and Erin Brockovich through which oil drilling practices behind the school's athletic fields were linked to cancer outbreaks among young graduates and a heavily debated ...
Joy Horowitz, 2007
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Analytical Chemistry for Technicians, Third Edition
TABLE 5.4 Parts Per Million Unit for Solid Samples and Liquid Samples and Solutions For Solid Samples For Liquid Samples and Solutions 1 ppm = 1 mg/kg 1 ppm = 1 mg/L = 1 ^g/g = 1 i sky-blue color to the solution. The color change, then, ...
John Kenkel, 2002
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Pharmaceutical Calculations: The Pharmacist's Handbook
The strengths of extremely dilute solutions may be expressed in parts per million (ppm) or parts per billion (ppb). Definition. The terms parts per million (ppm) and parts per billion (ppb) quantify the number of parts of the agent per 1 million or 1 ...
Howard C. Ansel, Shelly J. Prince, 2004
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Parts per Million Values for Estimating Quality Levels
R. E. Odeh. somehow measured as a true proportion defective, rather than as an AQL. The use of "PPM" to relate this true proportion is convenient. Mr. Karklin's recommendation was accepted and some progress was made on it during the ...
R. E. Odeh, 1987
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The Safe and Effective Use of Pesticides
Parts per Million (ppm). Percentage Solutions Sometimes label recommendations require that the pesticide be mixed as a percentage solution. You mix the active ingredient to get a known concentration regardless of the sprayer output rate.
Patrick J. Marer, 2000
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Metrics and Models in Software Quality Engineering
Six Sigma The term six sigtna represents a stringent level of quality. It is a specific defect rate: 3.4 defective parts per million (ppm). It was made known in the industry by Motorola, Inc., in the late 1980s when Motorola won the first Malcolm  ...
Stephen H. Kan, 2003
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Ecosystems and Human Well-Being: Policy Responses: Findings ...
A stabilization level of 450 parts per million of carbon dioxide corresponds to a stabilization level of about 550 parts per million carbon dioxide equivalent concentration, which includes the projected changes in the non-carbon dioxide ...
Kanchan Ratna Chopra, 2005
8
Statistical Process Control Methods for Long and Short Runs
The primary indicators of process capability with attributes are Percent yield ( percent yield) Percentyjeid = 100 percent - Percentdefective Parts per million defective (PPM) PPM = Percentdefective x 10,000 The percent yield of a process is ...
Gary K. Griffith, 1996
9
World Class Quality: Using Design of Experiments to Make It ...
still has a defect tail of 0.13 percent or 1,300 parts per million (ppm) at each end. In today's competitive world where companies are establishing upper limits for their rejects at 100 ppm, 10 ppm and even parts per billion (ppb), 1,300 ppm is a  ...
Keki R. Bhote, 1999
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The Code of Federal Regulations of the United States of America
The Code of Federal Regulations is the codification of the general and permanent rules published in the Federal Register by the executive departments and agencies of the Federal Government.
‎1987

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PARTS PER MILLION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term parts per million is used in the context of the following news items.
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Residents: Buried DDT contaminating South Island lake
If you live in suburbia, proposed soil contaminant guidelines state levels can't exceed 70 parts per million. In playing fields and parks it's 400 ... «3News NZ, Jul 15»
2
USGS tracks carbon absorption in the Everglades
Parts per million of global carbon dioxide in 2015. 398.5. Parts per million of global carbon dioxide in 2014. 164. Million people in America live ... «The News-Press, Jul 15»
3
INSIDE FRACKING: Chevron offers rare look at controversial practice
The best of it measures about 4,000 parts per million of total dissolved solids — too salty to drink but well within the range considered a ... «Marcellus.com, Jul 15»
4
Half-baked safety standards & nonchalant attitudes to hygiene: Is …
"In Europe they have gone from parts per million (a metric to measure contaminants) to parts per billion," says G Padmanabhan, who heads the ... «ET Retail, Jul 15»
5
Fishing journals are great tools
... increased wave-action and turbidity and thus D.O. use, the overall D.O. rate in the lake will drop to levels below 5 parts per million (ppm) and ... «Highlands Today, Jul 15»
6
Toothpastes costing 99p are just as good for you as premium brands …
The study found that it is possible to find toothpastes costing less than £1 which contained the optimum fluoride level of 1,450 parts per million. «Mirror.co.uk, Jul 15»
7
UF-led team says 30 years of sea level rise creates bleak forecast
... pliocene epoch because it was the earliest era in which they could find carbon dioxide levels at current levels of around 400 parts per million. «South Lake Press, Jul 15»
8
High levels of arsenic, lead and mercury found in Ayurvedic …
According to the Department of Health, the limits for these metals in food additives are 3 parts per million (ppm) of arsenic, 2 ppm of lead, and 1 ... «New York's PIX11 / WPIX-TV, Jul 15»
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Locals scramble for water as city supply tainted
... city water with a current solid level of up to 1,200 milligrams per liter and turning it into Purified Water at below 10 parts per million solids) at a ... «Corpus Christi Caller-Times, Jul 15»
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Excessive heat could take a toll on fishing within the Mississippi Sound
In comparison, water has a small amount of dissolved oxygen and when levels drop to less than five parts per million, fish can become ... «gulflive.com, Jul 15»

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