one of three equal parts of a divisible whole; it contains approximately a third of the minimum daily requirement

[ Syn: one-third , tierce ]

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

[ Syn: third base ]

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'

the musical interval between one note and another three notes away from it; a simple harmony written in major thirds'

the third from the lowest forward ratio gear in the gear box of a motor vehicle; you shouldnt try to start in third gear

[ Syn: third gear ]

the base that must be touched third by a base runner in baseball; he was cut down on a close play at third

[ Syn: third base ]

in the third place; third we must consider unemployment

[ Syn: thirdly , thirdly , thirdly , thirdly , thirdly , thirdly , thirdly , thirdly ]

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

[ Syn: 3rd , tertiary ]