thousandth

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. The ordinal numeral form of one thousand; last in order of a series of a thousand; next after the nine hundred and ninety-ninth.
noun
  1. The person or thing in the thousandth position.
  2. One of a thousand equal parts of a whole.

Pronunciation

/ˈθaʊzən(d)θ/ /ˈθaʊzən(d)ð/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-thousandth.wav

Word forms

thousandth 1000th thousandths

Etymology

From thousand + -th (suffix forming an ordinal number).

Related words

one-thousandth one thousandth four-thousandth three-thousandth
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