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THOUSANDTH
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
One part in a thousand equal parts
Synonyms:
one-thousandth; thousandth
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Hypernyms ("thousandth" is a kind of...):
common fraction; simple fraction (the quotient of two integers)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Position 1,000 in a countable series of things
Classified under:
Nouns denoting relations between people or things or ideas
Hypernyms ("thousandth" is a kind of...):
rank (relative status)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The ordinal number of one thousand in counting order
Synonyms:
1000th; thousandth
Classified under:
Similar:
ordinal (being or denoting a numerical order in a series)
Context examples:
A millimeter is one thousandth of a meter.
(Millimeter, NCI Dictionary)
A unit of volumetric radioactivity concentration defined as a concentration of a radionuclide with an activity equal to one thousandth of a curie per unit volume equal to one liter.
(Millicurie per Liter, NCI Thesaurus)
A dose calculation unit equal to one thousandth of a gram of a preparation per one kilogram of body mass administered per unit of time equal to one hour.
(Milligram per Kilogram per Hour, NCI Thesaurus)
A unit of catalytic activity measurement equal to one thousandth of katal (10E-3 katal).
(Millikatal, NCI Thesaurus)
A unit of relative amount of substance content equivalent to the content at which one gram of mixture contains one thousandth of an equivalent of a component.
(Milliequivalent per Gram, NCI Thesaurus)
One gram is equal to one thousandth of a kilogram and is approximately 30-times less than an ounce.
(Gram, NCI Dictionary)
A metric unit of mass equal to one millionth of a gram or one thousandth of a milligram.
(Microgram, NCI Thesaurus)
The metric unit of mass equal to one thousandth of a kilogram.
(Gram, NCI Thesaurus)
A metric unit of mass equal to one one thousandth of a kilogram.
(Gram, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)
A unit of radioactivity equal to one thousandth of a curie or 37 megabecquerels, and corresponding to a radioactivity of 37 millions of atomic disintegrations per second.
(Millicurie, NCI Thesaurus)
