Day 1044
28 Apr 2024

third

/θɜːd/

noun
The person or thing in the third position.One of three equal parts of a whole.The third gear of a gearbox.An interval consisting of the first and third notes in a scale.Third baseA handicap of one stroke every third hole.A third-class degree, awarded to the lowest achievers in an honours degree programmeOne sixtieth of a second, i.e., the third in a series of fractional parts in a sexagesimal number system. Also formerly known as a tierce.

verb
To agree with a proposition or statement after it has already been seconded.To divide into three equal parts.

adjective
The ordinal form of the cardinal number three; Coming after the second.