IIIrd

English

Etymology

From III (Roman numeral representing three) +‎ -rd.

Adjective

IIIrd (not comparable)

1. Abbreviation of third.
   • 1894, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London: Biological sciences, volume 184:

     The reply from one large branch of the musculo-cutaneous in the forearm is abolished, but not the reply from the other. 3rd section, replies from musculo-cutaneous in forearm abolished; from Ist and IInd palmar and dorsal digitales collaterales reduced. 4th section, replies from Ist, IInd, and IIIrd collateral digitals, both dorsal and plantar, abolished; from the IVth, Vth, and VIth dorsal collaterals obviously diminished; from the IVth palmar collateral obviously diminished.

   • 1907, George Howard Darwin, Scientific Papers, volume 1, page 178:

     If each angle were multiplied by three, the eighteen entries of the 1^st quadrant would be converted into three groups of six, lying in three quadrants, viz.,I^st, II^nd, III^rd;

   • 2006, Narinder Kumar, Dr. J. K. Juneja, Dr. N. K. Verma, Dr. Kulbhushan Prakash, Comprehensive Objective Book for AIEEE (All India Engineering Entrance Examination) and Other Engineering Entrance Examinations, →ISBN:

     (d) No. of ways of attempting Ist, IInd, IIIrd questions are 4 each.

   • 2007 September, Edgar Thorpe, Showick Thorpe, The Pearson Guide to the NDA Examination, Pearson Education, →ISBN:

     13. Total number of ways of selecting four shoes (in order Ist, IInd, IIIrd, IVth) is 20 × 19 × 18 × 17

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