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• one-third — n. one of three equal parts of a divisible whole. Syn: third, tierce. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• one third — one part of three equal parts, 1/3 …   English contemporary dictionary

• One-third hypothesis — The one third hypothesis (OTH) is a sociodynamic term advanced by Hugo O. Engelmann, which asserts that a group’s prominence increases as it approaches one third of the population and diminishes when it exceeds or falls below one third of the… …   Wikipedia

• One-Third Rule — A rule of thumb that estimates the change in labor productivity based on changes in capital per hour of labor. Specifically, the one third rule states that on average an increase of 1% in capital per hour of labor will result in approximately a 0 …   Investment dictionary

• one third new for old — The familiar rule of marine insurance that in case of the partial loss of a vessel, there shall be deducted from the costs of repairs, chargeable to the insurer one third of the new materials replacing the old, on the theory that the new… …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• one-third — noun one of three equal parts of a divisible whole (Freq. 7) it contains approximately a third of the minimum daily requirement • Syn: ↑third, ↑tierce • Hypernyms: ↑common fraction, ↑simple fraction …   Useful english dictionary

• Third Lateran Council —     Third Lateran Council (1179)     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Third Lateran Council (1179)     The reign of Alexander III was one of the most laborious pontificates of the Middle Ages. Then, as in 1139, the object was to repair the evils caused… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• One-off housing — is a term used in Ireland to refer to the building of individual rural houses, outside of towns and villages. The term is used to contrast with housing developments where multiple units are constructed as part of a housing estate or city street.… …   Wikipedia

• third — ► ORDINAL NUMBER 1) constituting number three in a sequence; 3rd. 2) (a third/one third) each of three equal parts into which something is or may be divided. 3) Music an interval spanning three consecutive notes in a diatonic scale, e.g. C to E.… …   English terms dictionary

• a third/one third — each of three equal parts into which something is or may be divided. → third …   English new terms dictionary

• third — [[t]θɜ͟ː(r)d[/t]] ♦♦ thirds 1) ORD The third item in a series is the one that you count as number three. I sleep on the third floor... It was the third time one of his cars had gone up in flames... He came third in the poll with 149 votes... The… …   English dictionary