One of three equal parts of a divisible whole:
— It contains approximately a third of the minimum daily requirement.

synonyms: one-third, tierce.

Roget 94: trisection, tripartition^†, trichotomy; third, third part.   

Roget 413: melody, rhythm, measure; rhyme etc. (poetry) 597.    pitch, timbre, intonation, tone.    scale, gamut; diapason; diatonic chromatic scale^†, enharmonic scale^†; key, clef, chords.    modulation, temperament, syncope, syncopation, preparation, suspension, resolution.    staff, stave, line, space, brace; bar, rest; appoggiato^†, appoggiatura^†; acciaccatura^†.    note, musical note, notes of a scale; sharp, flat, natural; high note etc. (shrillness) 410; low note etc. 408; interval; semitone; second, third, fourth &c.; diatessaron^†.    breve, semibreve [Mus.], minim, crotchet, quaver; semiquaver, demisemiquaver, hemidemisemiquaver; sustained note, drone, burden.    tonic; key note, leading note, fundamental note; supertonic^†, mediant^†, dominant; submediant^†, subdominant^†; octave, tetrachord^†; major key, minor key, major scale, minor scale, major mode, minor mode; passage, phrase.    concord, harmony; emmeleia^†; unison, unisonance^†; chime, homophony; euphony, euphonism^†; tonality; consonance; consent; part.    [Science of harmony] harmony, harmonics; thorough-bass, fundamental-bass; counterpoint; faburden^†.    piece of music etc. 415 [Fr.]; composer, harmonist^†, contrapuntist (musician) 416.    ... show more

Dutch: terts, derde
Polish: 1/3, jedna trzecia, trzecia część

The fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed near the third of the bases in the infield (counting counterclockwise from home plate):
— He is playing third.

synonym: third base.

Following the second position in an ordering or series.

The musical interval between one note and another three notes away from it.

Polish: tercja

The third from the lowest forward ratio gear in the gear box of a motor vehicle:
— You shouldn't try to start in third gear.

synonym: third gear.

Polish: trzeci bieg

The base that must be touched third by a base runner in baseball:
— He was cut down on a close play at third.

synonym: third base.

Coming next after the second and just before the fourth in position.

synonyms: 3rd, tertiary.

Roget 93: treble, triple; tern, ternary; triplicate, threefold, trilogistic^†; third; trinal^†, trine.   

Polish: trzeci

In the third place:
— Third we must consider unemployment.

synonym: thirdly.