third - Meaning in Tamil

third - Meaning in Tamil

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Definitions and Meaning of third in English

third adjective

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

third abverb

1. in the third place

   Synonyms

   thirdly

   Example

   • "third we must consider unemployment"

third noun

1. 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)

   Example

   • "he is playing third"
2. the base that must be touched third by a base runner in baseball

   Example

   • "he was cut down on a close play at third"
3. the third from the lowest forward ratio gear in the gear box of a motor vehicle

   Example

   • "you shouldn't try to start in third gear"
4. the musical interval between one note and another three notes away from it

   Example

   • "a simple harmony written in major thirds"
5. one of three equal parts of a divisible whole

   Example

   • "it contains approximately a third of the minimum daily requirement"
6. following the second position in an ordering or series

   Examples

   • "a distant third"
   • "he answered the first question willingly, the second reluctantly, and the third with resentment"

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