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millionth

[ mil-yuhnth ]

adjective

  1. coming last in a series of a million.
  2. being one of a million equal parts.


noun

  1. the millionth member of a series.
  2. a millionth part, especially of one (1/1,000,000).

millionth

/ ˈɪəθ /

noun

    1. one of 1 000 000 approximately equal parts of something
    2. ( as modifier )

      a millionth part

  1. one of 1 000 000 equal divisions of a particular scientific quantity micro-
  2. the fraction equal to one divided by 1 000 000
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. usually prenominal
    1. being the ordinal number of 1 000 000 in numbering or counting order, etc
    2. ( as noun )

      the millionth to be manufactured

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of millionth1

First recorded in 1665–75; million + -th 2
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Example Sentences

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In a video posted Sunday, the “After Hours” performer said, “I’m being asked and called to clarify and make a statement yet again for the millionth time that I am not antisemitic nor anti-Jew.”

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Nanoparticles are only a few millionths of a millimeter in size.

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The experiments the researchers used to find this effect involved shooting tiny particles of sapphire, just millionths of a meter across, at flat sheets of metal.

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It’s worth remarking that Maher’s terrible take on C.K. and effort to kick off the millionth pointless cancel culture debate took up just over a minute of a too-long podcast episode.

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The Cambridge-developed biocompatible devices -- just a few millionths of a metre thick -- are made using advanced photolithography and thin film deposition techniques, and require minimal power to function.

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