THOUSANDTH Definition & Meaning

thousandth

[ thou-zuhndth, -zuhntth, -zuhnth ]

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adjective

last in order of a series of a thousand.
being one of a thousand equal parts.

noun

a thousandth part, especially of one (1/1000).
the thousandth member of a series.
Also thousandth's place. (in decimal notation) the position of the third digit to the right of the decimal point.

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adjective

usually prenominal
1. being the ordinal number of 1000 in numbering or counting order, position, time, etc
2. ( as noun )
  the thousandth in succession

noun

1. one of 1000 approximately equal parts of something
2. ( as modifier )
  a thousandth part
one of 1000 equal divisions of a particular scientific quantity milli-
millivolt
the fraction equal to one divided by 1000 ( 1 1000 )

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Origin of thousandth¹

First recorded in 1545–55; thousand + -th ²

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Example Sentences

The two British athletes crossed the line together in four minutes 08.45 seconds, but it was Walcott-Nolan who was awarded her first international medal by one thousandth of a second.

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"It can see things on the scale of a few thousandths of a millimetre," explained Adrian Mancuso, director of physical sciences at Diamond.

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He was gifted with a superhuman taste sensitivity: He could easily distinguish a flavor at one ten thousandth of a gram in a fifteen ton batch.

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The show, a staple of the WWE’s TV schedule, has been three hours long since its thousandth episode aired in July 2012.

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Timekeepers say they found a clear view for the 100 and checked below each image for an exact time down to the thousandths of a second.

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