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third

/ third /
noun/adjective satellite

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
the musical interval between one note and another three notes away from it
"a simple harmony written in major thirds"
Type of:
interval musical interval
noun Sense 2
following the second position in an ordering or series
"a distant third"
"he answered the first question willingly, the second reluctantly, and the third with resentment"
Type of:
rank
adjective satellite Sense 3
coming next after the second and just before the fourth in position
Similar:
ordinal
adverb Sense 4
in the third place
"third we must consider unemployment"
noun Sense 5
the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed near 3rd base
"he is playing third"
Type of:
position
Has parts:
baseball team
noun Sense 6
the base that must be touched third by a base runner in baseball
"he was cut down on a close play at third"
Type of:
base bag
noun Sense 7
the third from the lowest forward ratio gear in the gear box of a motor vehicle
"you shouldn''t try to start in third gear"
Type of:
gear gear mechanism
Has parts:
car auto automobile
noun Sense 8
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
"it contains approximately a third of the minimum daily requirement"
Type of:
common fraction simple fraction
Semantic Complexity
83%
Sense Count
8
Total Synonyms
1
Total Relationships
15
Times Searched
3
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Related Words

interval musical interval rank ordinal position base bag gear gear mechanism common fraction simple fraction