millionthadj.n.

Brit.

/ˈmɪljənθ/, U.S.

/ˈmɪljənθ/

Forms: 1600s–1800s millioneth, 1600s– millionth.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: million n., -th suffix².

Etymology: < million n. + -th suffix².

The ordinal numeral corresponding to the cardinal numeral million n.

A. adj.

1. That is one of a million equal parts into which a whole is or may be divided. Also hyperbolically: infinitesimal, fractional, minute. Chiefly in millionth part.

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the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > hundred and over > [noun] > million > millionth

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the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > hundred and over > [adjective] > million > millionth

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1673 J. Flamsteed Let. 7 July in Corr. (1995) I. 209 So that I find the earth is but the millioneth parte of the sun.

1684 T. Burnet Theory of Earth ii. 312 'Tis not the millioneth part of the universe that is known to us.

1766 T. Amory Life John Buncle II. 350 The separated particle of gold shall only be the millionth part of the grain.

a1853 F. W. Robertson Lect. & Addr. Lit. & Social Topics (1858) i. 14 It is but the millionth part of the injury which may arise from a bad law.

1893 R. S. Ball Story of Sun 94 The millionth part of a second.

a1911 D. G. Phillips Susan Lenox (1917) II. v. 130 Perhaps one of us occasionally does as bad—about a millionth part as bad—as the average employer of labor who skims his profits from the lifeblood of his employees.

1991 A. Milne Fate of Dinosaurs 32 Nanometre: a millionth part of a millimetre.

2. That is number one million in a sequence: coming last in a series of a million. Also hyperbolically: nth, utmost, ‘umpteenth’.

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1764 T. Bayes in Philos. Trans. 1763 (Royal Soc.) 53 410 There would be the odds of the millioneth power of 2, to one.

1859 C. Darwin Origin of Species xiii. 421 All these modified descendants from a single species, are represented as related in blood or descent to the same degree; they may metaphorically be called cousins to the same millionth degree.

1873 E. F. Burr Pater Mundi 181 The problem is one in geometrical progression. What think you of a differential of the millionth order?

1933 D. Thomas Coll. Lett. (1987) 62 Nothing lives on it but gulls and rats, the millionth generation of the winged and tailed families that screamed in the air and ran through the grass when the first sea thudded on the Rhossilli beach.

1982 J. Wain Young Shoulders ii. 35 I think..for the millionth time, that I can easily see why it was that she had ideas once about going on the stage.

B. n.

Each of a million equal parts into which something is or may be divided: a millionth part (of a number or quantity). Also hyperbolically: a minute fraction, an infinitesimal part.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > hundred and over > [noun] > million > millionth

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1766 T. Amory Life John Buncle II. 356 The gold that covers the silver laminæ, must have its thickness reduced to less than the millionth part of a line; that is, a twelve millionth of an inch.

1771 Philos. Trans. 1770 (Royal Soc.) 60 422 Every particle of light that issues from the sun, must leave a spherical vacuity of one millionth of one millionth of an inch diameter.

1838 A. De Morgan Ess. Probabilities 28 A millionth of certainty.

1876 Catal. Special Loan Coll. Sci. Apparatus S. Kensington Mus. ii. 34 Measuring Instrument, graduated to measure one millionth of an inch.

1900 Overland Monthly Dec. 574/1 To ascertain this value computation is made to the millionth of a cent.

1937 O. Stapledon Star Maker xiii. 290 The populations..were reduced to a mere millionth of their original numbers.

1989 Sci. Amer. May 38/2 Half-lives decrease from thousands of years to millionths of a second.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	millionth
释义	millionthadj.n. Brit. /ˈmɪljənθ/, U.S. /ˈmɪljənθ/ Forms: 1600s–1800s millioneth, 1600s– millionth. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: million n., -th suffix². Etymology: < million n. + -th suffix². The ordinal numeral corresponding to the cardinal numeral million n. A. adj. 1. That is one of a million equal parts into which a whole is or may be divided. Also hyperbolically: infinitesimal, fractional, minute. Chiefly in millionth part. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > hundred and over > [noun] > million > millionth milli-millesm1650 millionth part1673 millionth1766 the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > hundred and over > [adjective] > million > millionth millionth1673 1673 J. Flamsteed Let. 7 July in Corr. (1995) I. 209 So that I find the earth is but the millioneth parte of the sun. 1684 T. Burnet Theory of Earth ii. 312 'Tis not the millioneth part of the universe that is known to us. 1766 T. Amory Life John Buncle II. 350 The separated particle of gold shall only be the millionth part of the grain. a1853 F. W. Robertson Lect. & Addr. Lit. & Social Topics (1858) i. 14 It is but the millionth part of the injury which may arise from a bad law. 1893 R. S. Ball Story of Sun 94 The millionth part of a second. a1911 D. G. Phillips Susan Lenox (1917) II. v. 130 Perhaps one of us occasionally does as bad—about a millionth part as bad—as the average employer of labor who skims his profits from the lifeblood of his employees. 1991 A. Milne Fate of Dinosaurs 32 Nanometre: a millionth part of a millimetre. 2. That is number one million in a sequence: coming last in a series of a million. Also hyperbolically: nth, utmost, ‘umpteenth’. ΚΠ 1764 T. Bayes in Philos. Trans. 1763 (Royal Soc.) 53 410 There would be the odds of the millioneth power of 2, to one. 1859 C. Darwin Origin of Species xiii. 421 All these modified descendants from a single species, are represented as related in blood or descent to the same degree; they may metaphorically be called cousins to the same millionth degree. 1873 E. F. Burr Pater Mundi 181 The problem is one in geometrical progression. What think you of a differential of the millionth order? 1933 D. Thomas Coll. Lett. (1987) 62 Nothing lives on it but gulls and rats, the millionth generation of the winged and tailed families that screamed in the air and ran through the grass when the first sea thudded on the Rhossilli beach. 1982 J. Wain Young Shoulders ii. 35 I think..for the millionth time, that I can easily see why it was that she had ideas once about going on the stage. B. n. Each of a million equal parts into which something is or may be divided: a millionth part (of a number or quantity). Also hyperbolically: a minute fraction, an infinitesimal part. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > hundred and over > [noun] > million > millionth milli-millesm1650 millionth part1673 millionth1766 1766 T. Amory Life John Buncle II. 356 The gold that covers the silver laminæ, must have its thickness reduced to less than the millionth part of a line; that is, a twelve millionth of an inch. 1771 Philos. Trans. 1770 (Royal Soc.) 60 422 Every particle of light that issues from the sun, must leave a spherical vacuity of one millionth of one millionth of an inch diameter. 1838 A. De Morgan Ess. Probabilities 28 A millionth of certainty. 1876 Catal. Special Loan Coll. Sci. Apparatus S. Kensington Mus. ii. 34 Measuring Instrument, graduated to measure one millionth of an inch. 1900 Overland Monthly Dec. 574/1 To ascertain this value computation is made to the millionth of a cent. 1937 O. Stapledon Star Maker xiii. 290 The populations..were reduced to a mere millionth of their original numbers. 1989 Sci. Amer. May 38/2 Half-lives decrease from thousands of years to millionths of a second. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1673
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