third

third[ θə:d ]

• n.
  • one of three equal parts of a divisible whole

    "it contains approximately a third of the minimum daily requirement"

    同义词：one-thirdtierce

  • the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed near the third of the bases in the infield (counting counterclockwise from home plate)

    "he is playing third"

    同义词：third base

  • 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"

  • the musical interval between one note and another three notes away from it

    "a simple harmony written in major thirds"

  • 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"

    同义词：third gear

  • the base that must be touched third by a base runner in baseball

    "he was cut down on a close play at third"

    同义词：third base

• adj.
  • coming next after the second and just before the fourth in position

    同义词：3rdtertiary

  • being one of three equal parts

    "a third share of the money"

• adv.in the third place

  "third we must consider unemployment"

  同义词：thirdly