third (gear)
11third — n. & adj. n. 1 the position in a sequence corresponding to that of the number 3 in the sequence 1 3. 2 something occupying this position. 3 each of three equal parts of a thing. 4 = third gear. 5 Mus. a an interval or chord spanning three… …
12gear — Wheel like part with teeth cut into the rim. When one gear meshes with another gear, it causes the second gear to drive the other and in this way transmits power. When the gears are different sizes (different number of teeth on each gear) the… …
13gear — 1 noun 1 IN CARS ETC (C, U) the machinery in a vehicle that turns power from the engine into movement: The new model has five forward gears. | driving cautiously along in third gear | bottom gear BrE low gear AmE (=the gear used for driving… …
14gear — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 in a vehicle ADJECTIVE ▪ bottom, top (both BrE) ▪ She was driving along in top gear. ▪ high, low ▪ first …
15gear*/ — [gɪə] noun I 1) [C/U] the part of an engine that changes engine power into movement in first/second/third gear[/ex] Helen changed gear as she approached the junction.[/ex] 2) [U] the special clothes and equipment that you use for a particular… …
16third — /θɜd / (say therd) adjective 1. next after the second in order, place, time, rank, value, quality, etc. (the ordinal of three). 2. one out of every three: every third Monday. 3. Music lowest of three parts for the same instrument or voice: third… …
17third — (thûrd) n. 1. The ordinal number matching the number three in a series. 2. One of three equal parts. 3. Music a) An interval of three degrees in a diatonic scale. b) A tone separated by three degrees from a given tone, especially the third tone… …
18Third-person shooter — (TPS) is a genre of 3D computer and video games in which the player character is seen at a distance from a number of different possible perspective angles, as opposed to the first person model in which the player views everything in the game… …
19third — [thʉrd] adj. [ME thirde, altered by metathesis < thridde < OE thridda < IE * tṛtiyo (< base * trei ,THREE) > L tertius, Gr tritos] 1. preceded by two others in a series; 3d or 3rd 2. next below the second in rank, power, value,… …
20Third Battle of Mount Hermon — Part of the Yom Kippur War Map of the Golan c …
