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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024third /θɜrd/USA pronunciation adj. - next after the second;
being the ordinal number for three. - being one of three equal parts.
- Automotiveof or relating to the gear transmission ratio at which the drive shaft speed is next greater than that of second gear.
- graded or ranked one level below the second:third mate.
n. - a third part, esp. of one (1&sfracdenom3&sfracend):[countable]Cut it into thirds.
- [countable] the third member of a series.
- Automotive third gear:[uncountable]Put it (= the car, etc.) in third.
- [countable] a person or thing next after second in rank.
adv. - in the third place;
thirdly.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024third (thûrd),USA pronunciation adj. - next after the second;
being the ordinal number for three. - being one of three equal parts.
- Automotiveof, pertaining to, or operating at the gear transmission ratio at which the drive shaft speed is greater than that of second gear for a given engine crankshaft speed, but not as great as that of fourth gear, if such exists:third gear.
- rated, graded, or ranked one level below the second:He's third engineer on the ship.
n. - a third part, esp. of one (1⁄3).
- the third member of a series.
- Automotivethird gear:Don't try to start a car when it's in third.
- a person or thing next after second in rank, precedence, order:The writer of the best essay will receive a gold medal, the second a silver, and the third a bronze.
- LawUsually, thirds.
- the third part of the personal property of a deceased husband, which in certain circumstances goes absolutely to the widow.
- a widow's dower.
- Music and Dance
- a tone on the third degree from a given tone (counted as the first).
- the interval between such tones.
- the harmonic combination of such tones.
- Sport[Baseball.]See third base.
- BusinessUsually, thirds. [Com.]a product or goods below second quality. Cf. first (def. 19), second 1 (def. 23).
adv. - in the third place;
thirdly.
- bef. 900; Middle English thirde, Old English (north) thirda, variant of thridda; cognate with Dutch derde, German dritte, Old Norse thrithi, Gothic thridja, Greek trítos, Latin tertius, Sanskrit tṛtīya. See three
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: third /θɜːd/ adj (usually prenominal)- coming after the second and preceding the fourth in numbering or counting order, position, time, etc; being the ordinal number of three: often written 3rd
- (as noun): he arrives on the third, the third got a prize
- rated, graded, or ranked below the second level
- denoting the third from lowest forward ratio of a gearbox in a motor vehicle
n - one of three equal or nearly equal parts of an object, quantity, etc
- (as modifier): a third part
- the fraction equal to one divided by three ( 1⁄3)
- the forward ratio above second of a gearbox in a motor vehicle. In some vehicles it is the top gear
- the interval between one note and another three notes away from it counting inclusively along the diatonic scale
- one of two notes constituting such an interval in relation to the other
- Brit an honours degree of the third and usually the lowest class
Full term: third class honours degree
adv - Also: thirdly in the third place
Etymology: Old English thirda, variant of thridda; related to Old Frisian thredda, Old Saxon thriddio, Old High German drittio, Old Norse thrithi, Latin tertiusˈthirdly adv |