Synonyms:
one-third, third, tierce
Meaning: one of three equal parts of a divisible whole; "it contains approximately a third of the minimum daily requirement"
Usage examples
About one-third of the junior class are going to resign from their clubs."
They had fought as only brave men can fight; they left one-third of their number on the field, killed and wounded.
The potatoes that the bread is made of should be mealy, and mixed with the flour in the proportion of one-third of potatoes to two-thirds of flour.
Senators were compelled to invest one-third of their fortunes in real estate in Italy; but this measure served only to increase the evil which they wished to cure.