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thousandth Definition

thou·sandth (t̸ho̵u′zəndt̸h)

adjective

  1. coming last in a series of a thousand; 1,000th
  2. designating any of the thousand equal parts of something

Etymology: thousand + -th

noun

  1. the thousandth one of a series
  2. any of the thousand equal parts of something;
thousandth Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • millimeter: A single cell in the human body contains 2 meters of DNA packed into a nucleus only 5 thousandths of a millimeter across.
  • gram: A rolled banknote used to sniff cocaine can have a thousandth of a gram of the drug left on it.
  • inch: The grooves of a record are a few thousandths of an inch wide.
  • second: The time between the two frames below is 20 thousandths of a second.
  • degree: Nuclear Cooling: Nuclear cooling is the only cooling method to work successfully below one thousandth of a degree absolute.
  • millimeter: The various colors of visible light have wavelengths somewhat less than a thousandth of a millimeter, about the size of bacteria.

Converse of object

  • spend: Those of us in Europe spend two ten thousandths of our wages each year on space exploration and related research.

Adjective modifier

  • few: The grooves of a record are a few thousandths of an inch wide.

Modifies a noun

  • anniversary: The square was laid out in 1896 to mark the thousandth anniversary of the Magyar conquest.
  • part: I have not time, room, or expression, to tell a thousandth part of the goodness of God to my soul.
  • time: Let me say, for the thousandth time, that you never put your absolute faith in any safety device on the weapon.
  • generation: He that kills a breeding sow, destroys all her offspring to the thousandth generation.
  • year: We are presently in the five thousandth year of the age of Kali according to astronomical calculation and evidence in the revealed scriptures.
  • member: A night of a thousand stars The ABF celebrated its one thousandth member at the association's annual dinner last year.