noun
- plural of third; one of three equal parts of something
- the third gear in a vehicle transmission
- musical intervals of three scale degrees
Usage: music
Examples
- She divided the pizza into thirds.
- Two thirds of the students passed the exam.
- He shifted into third gear on the highway.
- The recipe calls for two thirds of a cup of flour.
- The pianist played beautiful thirds in the melody.
- About one third of the book was devoted to history.
- She finished in third place at the competition.