Thousandth

Thousandth
Thousandth Thou"sandth, a. 1. Next in order after nine hundred and ninty-nine; coming last of a thousand successive individuals or units; -- the ordinal of thousand; as, the thousandth part of a thing. [1913 Webster]

2. Constituting, or being one of, a thousand equal parts into which anything is divided; the tenth of a hundredth. [1913 Webster]

3. Occurring as being one of, or the last one of, a very great number; very small; minute; -- used hyperbolically; as, to do a thing for the thousandth time. [1913 Webster]


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  • thousandth — [thou′zəndth] adj. [ THOUSAND + TH2] 1. coming last in a series of a thousand; 1,000th 2. designating any of the thousand equal parts of something n. 1. the thousandth one of a series 2. any of the thousand equal parts of something; 1/ …   English World dictionary

  • Thousandth — Thou sandth, n. The quotient of a unit divided by a thousand; one of a thousand equal parts into which a unit is divided. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • thousandth — [[t]θa͟ʊz(ə)nθ[/t]] thousandths 1) ORD The thousandth item in a series is the one that you count as number one thousand. The magazine has just published its six thousandth edition. ORD If you say that something has happened for the thousandth… …   English dictionary

  • thousandth — /thow zeuhndth, zeuhntth, zeuhnth/, adj. 1. last in order of a series of a thousand. 2. being one of a thousand equal parts. n. 3. a thousandth part, esp. of one (1/1000). 4. the thousandth member of a series. 5. Also, thousandth s place. (in… …   Universalium

  • thousandth — thou|sandth [ θauzndθ ] number 1. ) in the place or position counted as number 1,000: the one thousandth performance of the play 2. ) one of 1,000 equal parts of something: A micron is one thousandth of a millimeter. for the thousandth time used… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • thousandth — 1. adjective /ˈθaʊznθ/ The ordinal form of the number one thousand. 2. noun /ˈθaʊznθ/ a) (plural thousandth ones) The person or thing in the thousandth position. b) One of a thousand equal parts of a whole …   Wiktionary

  • thousandth — UK [ˈθaʊz(ə)nθ] / US [ˈθaʊz(ə)ndθ] number 1) in the place or position counted as number 1,000 2) one of 1,000 equal parts of something A micron is one thousandth of a millimetre. • for the thousandth time …   English dictionary

  • thousandth — thou•sandth [[t]ˈθaʊ zəndθ, zəntθ, zənθ[/t]] adj. 1) last in order of a series of a thousand 2) being one of a thousand equal parts 3) a thousandth part, esp. of one (1/1000) 4) the thousandth member of a series 5) math. Also called thou′sandth s …   From formal English to slang

  • thousandth — /ˈθaʊzənθ/ (say thowzuhnth) adjective 1. last in order of a series of a thousand. 2. being one of a thousand equal parts. –noun 3. a thousandth part, especially of one (1/1000). 4. the thousandth member of a series. {thousand + th2} …  

  • thousandth — thou·sandth || θaÊŠzndθ n. one of a thousand equal parts of something, the thousandth member of a series adj. being number one thousand in a sequence …   English contemporary dictionary

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