Phrase Hound found 19 phrases and 1 compound words that contain thirds. The most common are listed below. Open thirds in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 19
- two thirdsrare spelling of two-thirds
- lower thirdsplural of lower third: A graphic overlay placed in the title-safe lower area of the screen.
- major thirdsplural of major third: A musical interval in Western music that is equal to or approximates a frequency ratio of 5/4. In twelve-tone equal temperament, it consists of four standard semitones, spans three degrees of the diatonic scale, and …
- rule of thirdsA normative rule that an image should be mentally or representationally divided in three horizontally and diagonally, and that the focus of the image should not be in the center of the resulting shape.
- centre thirdsplural of centre third: The central third of a netball court.
- fifty-thirdsplural of fifty-third: The ordinal form of the number fifty-three, describing a person or thing in position number 53 of a sequence.
- forty-thirdsplural of forty-third: The ordinal form of the number forty-three, describing a person or thing in position number 43 of a sequence.
- goal thirdsplural of goal third: One of two thirds of a netball court nearest the goal ring.
- minor thirdsplural of minor third: A musical interval in Western music that approximates a frequency ratio of 6:5, spanning two degrees of the diatonic scale.
- neutral thirdsplural of neutral third: A third that is between a major and a minor third in size; an interval of approximately three and a half semitones.
- sixty-thirdsplural of sixty-third: The ordinal form of the number sixty-three, describing a person or thing in position number 63 of a sequence.
- thirty-thirdsplural of thirty-third: The ordinal form of the number thirty-three, describing a person or thing in position number 33 of a sequence.
- twenty-thirdsplural of twenty-third: The ordinal form of the number twenty-three.
- seventy-thirdsplural of seventy-third: The ordinal form of the number seventy-three, describing a person or thing in position number 73 of a sequence.
- ninety-thirdsplural of ninety-third: The ordinal form of the number ninety-three, describing a person or thing in position number 93 of a sequence.
- eighty-thirdsplural of eighty-third: The ordinal form of the number eighty-three, describing a person or thing in position number 83 of a sequence.
- diminished thirdsplural of diminished third: An interval that is equivalent to a minor third narrowed by one chromatic semitone. In twelve-tone equal temperament, this is equivalent to a major second.
- augmented thirdsplural of augmented third: an interval that is equivalent to a major third widened by one chromatic semitone. In twelve-tone equal temperament, this is equivalent to a perfect fourth.
- Picardy thirdsplural of Picardy third: A major third in the final tonic chord of a minor-key passage.
Compound words 1
- thirdsmenplural of thirdsman: A third party who acts as mediator.