thousandth

Noun · Adjective
US[thou-zuhndth]/ˈθaʊzəndθ/2 syllablesalso [thou-zuhnth] /ˈθaʊzənθ/
Synonyms: one-thousandth1000th

Open English WordNet

Noun (2)

  1. position 1,000 in a countable series of thingsType of rank
  2. one part in a thousand equal partsSynonyms: one-thousandthType of common fraction, simple fraction

Adjective (1)

  1. the ordinal number of one thousand in counting orderSynonyms: 1000thOpposite cardinalSimilar ordinal
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Thou′sandth adjective

1. Next in order after nine hundred and ninty-nine; coming last of a thousand successive individuals or units; — the ordinal of thousand; as, the thousandth part of a thing.

2. Constituting, or being one of, a thousand equal parts into which anything is divided; the tenth of a hundredth.

3. Occurring as being one of, or the last one of, a very great number; very small; minute; — used hyperbolically; as, to do a thing for the thousandth time.

Thou′sandth noun

The quotient of a unit divided by a thousand; one of a thousand equal parts into which a unit is divided.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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