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thou·sandth

(thou′zəndth, -zənth)

1. The ordinal number matching the number 1,000 in a series.

2. One of 1,000 equal parts.

thou′sandth adv. & adj.

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thousandth

(ˈθaʊzənθ)

adj

(Mathematics) (usually prenominal)

a. being the ordinal number of 1000 in numbering or counting order, position, time, etc

b. (as noun): the thousandth in succession.

1. (Mathematics)

a. one of 1000 approximately equal parts of something

b. (as modifier): a thousandth part.

2. one of 1000 equal divisions of a particular scientific quantity: millivolt.

3. (Mathematics) the fraction equal to one divided by 1000 ()

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thou•sandth

(ˈθaʊ zəndθ, -zəntθ, -zənθ)

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. Also called thou′sandth's place`. (in decimal notation) the position of the third digit to the right of the decimal point.

[1545–55]

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Noun	1.	thousandth - position 1,000 in a countable series of things rank - relative status; "his salary was determined by his rank and seniority"
	2.	thousandth - one part in a thousand equal parts one-thousandth common fraction, simple fraction - the quotient of two integers
Adj.	1.	thousandth - the ordinal number of one thousand in counting order 1000th ordinal - being or denoting a numerical order in a series; "ordinal numbers"; "held an ordinal rank of seventh"

Translations

الأَلْفالألْفجُزْءٌ مِنْ أَلْفجُزْء من ألْف

1000a1000èmil·lèsimmil·lèsimamilè

tisícítisícina

tusindetusindedel

tausendst Tausendste Tausendstel tausendster

χιλιοστός χιλιοστό

milésimo

tuhannestuhannesosa

millième

tisućinkatisuću

ezred részeezredik

òúsundasti

millesimo

千番目千番目の

1000분의 1천 번째의

tisícitisícina

tisočitisočinka

tusendetusendel

ที่หนึ่งพันหนึ่งในพันส่วน

bininci1/10001000.incibinde biri

một phần nghìnthứ một nghìn

千分之一第一千第一千个

thousandth

[ˈθaʊzəntθ]

A. ADJ → milésimo

B. N (in classification) → número mil m; (= fraction) → milésimo m

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thousandth

[ˈθaʊz^ənθ]

adj → millième

n (= fraction) → millième m
a thousandth of a ... → un millième de ...

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thousandth

adj (in series) → tausendste(r, s); a or one thousandth part → ein Tausendstel nt

n (in series) → Tausendste(r, s); (= fraction) → Tausendstel nt ? also sixth

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thousandth

[ˈθaʊz/əndθ]

1. adj → millesimo/a

2. n (in classification) → millesimo/a; (fraction) → millesimo

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thousand

(ˈθauzənd) – plurals ˈthousand ~ˈthousands – noun

1. the number 1,000. one thousand; two thousand; several thousand.

2. the figure 1,000.

3. a thousand pounds or dollars. This cost us several thousand(s).

adjective

1,000 in number. a few thousand people; I have a couple of thousand pounds.

thousand-

having a thousand (of something). a thousand-mile journey.

ˈthousandth noun

1. one of a thousand equal parts.

2. (also adjective) the last of a thousand (people, things etc) or (the person, thing etc) in an equivalent position.

thousands of

1. several thousand. He's got thousands of pounds in the bank.

2. lots of. I've read thousands of books.

thousandth

→ الأَلْف, جُزْءٌ مِنْ أَلْف tisící, tisícina tusinde, tusindedel tausendster χιλιοστό, χιλιοστός milésimo tuhannes, tuhannesosa millième tisućinka, tisuću millesimo 千番目, 千番目の 1000분의 1, 천 번째의 duizendste tusende, tusendel tysięczna, tysięczny milésimo тысячная, тысячный tusende, tusendel ที่หนึ่งพัน, หนึ่งในพันส่วน bininci một phần nghìn, thứ một nghìn 千分之一, 第一千

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On feast-days he entertained as many as three hundred guests, and they numbered seven hundred on the thousandth anniversary of the foundation of the Russian Empire.