three-quarter

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The definition of three-quarter is something that involves three fourths of a whole.

(adjective)

An example of three-quarter is a shirt sleeve that stops midway between the elbow and wrist; a three-quarter sleeve.

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See three-quarter in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

  1. of or involving three fourths
  2. showing the face intermediate between profile and full face: a three-quarter portrait

See three-quarter in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective
  1. Relating to, consisting of, or extending to three fourths of the usual full length: a skirt of three-quarter length.
  2. Depicting the subject turned slightly from a full frontal view: a three-quarter portrait.

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