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

/ ˈmɪljənθ /

noun

1. 1. one of 1 000 000 approximately equal parts of something

   2. ( as modifier )

      a millionth part

2. one of 1 000 000 equal divisions of a particular scientific quantity

3. the fraction equal to one divided by 1 000 000

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of millionth¹

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

Example Sentences

Last weekend, MCU fans, Pascal punks and journalists alike spent their afternoons lambasting the millionth time Pascal has been asked about the “Daddy” title the internet hoisted onto him.

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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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