third
Pronunciation:
/θɜːd//tɜjd/noun
Definitions
The person or thing in the third position.
Example: Jones came in third.
One of three equal parts of a whole.
Example: He ate a third of the pie. Divided by two-thirds.
The third gear of a gearbox.
Example: Now put it into third.
An interval consisting of the first and third notes in a scale.
Example: They sing in thirds.
verb
Definitions
To agree with a proposition or statement after it has already been seconded.
To divide into three equal parts.
adjective
Definitions
The ordinal form of the cardinal number three; Coming after the second.
Example: The third tree from the left is my favorite.