thousandth

1 of 2

adjective

thou·​sandth ˈthau̇zᵊn(t)th 

1

: being number 1000 in a countable series see Table of Numbers

2

: being one of 1000 equal parts into which anything is divisible

thousandth

2 of 2

noun

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plural thousandths

-ᵊn(t)s, 

-ᵊn(t)ths

1

: number 1000 in a countable series

2

: the quotient of a unit divided by 1000 : one of 1000 equal parts of anything

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thousandth

noun

thou·​sandth

ˈthau̇z-ᵊn(t)th

1

: one of 1000 equal parts of something

2

: the one numbered 1000 in a countable series see number

thousandth adjective