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third


Definition: Meaning of, third in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / θəːd /

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  1. coming after two other things in a series
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  2. third time lucky British English , (the) third time's the charm American English spoken used when you have failed to do something twice and hope to be successful the third time
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  1. one of three equal parts of something
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  2. the lowest type of degree that is given by a British university
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third used in phrases

  • Euclid's third axiom (noun)
    1. a circle with any radius can be drawn around any point
  • Kepler's third law (noun)
    1. in astronomical units in years a law stating that the ratio of the square of the revolutionary period to the cube of the orbital axis is the same for all planets
  • Newton's third law (noun)
    1. action and reaction are equal and opposite
  • Newton's third law of motion (noun)
    1. action and reaction are equal and opposite
  • Third Baron Rayleigh (noun)
    1. 1842-1919 english physicist who studied the density of gases and discovered argon; made important contributions to acoustic theory
  • Third Council of Constantinople (noun)
    1. the sixth ecumenical council in 680-681 which condemned Monothelitism by defining two wills in Christ, divine and human
  • Third Crusade (noun)
    1. a Crusade from 1189 to 1192 led by Richard I and the king of France that failed because an army torn by dissensions and fighting on foreign soil could not succeed against forces united by religious zeal
  • Third Epistel of John (noun)
    1. the third New Testament epistle traditionally attributed to Saint John the Apostle
  • Third Lateran Council (noun)
    1. the Lateran Council in 1179 that condemned the heresies of the Albigenses and the Waldenses
  • Third Man, The
    1. (1949) a film directed by Carol Reed and written by Graham GREENE, which is set in Vienna at the end of World War II. It tells the story of a writer who is trying to find his friend Harry Lime (played by Orson WELLES ), who has become a criminal. The music from the film, which is played on a ZITHER, is very well-known.
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