thousandth

English

Etymology

From thousand +‎ -th.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈθaʊzəntθ/
  • Hyphenation: thou‧sandth

Adjective

thousandth (not comparable)

  1. The ordinal form of the number one thousand.

Abbreviations

1000th, 1000th (also written with a comma following the 1 or, in technical usage, with a thin space following the 1)

Translations
ordinal form of 1000 — See also translations at 1000th

Noun

thousandth (plural thousandths)

  1. (singular only) The person or thing in the thousandth position.
  2. One of a thousand equal parts of a whole.
    • 1890, Oscar Wilde, chapter XIV, in The Picture of Dorian Gray:
      "Ah, Alan," murmured Dorian with a sigh, "I wish you had a thousandth part of the pity for me that I have for you."

See also
  • one-thousandth

Translations
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