Third

adjective

θɜrd

Adjective

coming next after the second and just before the fourth in position
Similar:3rdTertiary

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”
Type of:Position
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
“it contains approximately a third of the minimum daily requirement”
Similar:One-thirdTierce
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
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:BagBase
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
the musical interval between one note and another three notes away from it
“a simple harmony written in major thirds”
Type of:Interval