Definition of thousand

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Thousand (a.) Consisting of ten hundred; being ten times one hundred.

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Milliampere :: Milliampere (n.) The thousandth part of one ampere.
Myrialitre :: Myrialitre (n.) A metric measure of capacity, containing ten thousand liters. It is equal to 2641.7 wine gallons..
Thousand Legs :: Thousand legs () A millepid, or galleyworm; -- called also thousand-legged worm..
Myriad :: Myriad (n.) The number of ten thousand; ten thousand persons or things.
Strong :: Strong (superl.) Reaching a certain degree or limit in respect to strength or numbers; as, an army ten thousand strong..
Nonillion :: Nonillion (n.) According to the French and American notation, a thousand octillions, or a unit with thirty ciphers annexed; according to the English notation, a million octillions, or a unit with fifty-four ciphers annexed. See the Note under Numeration..
Millenarian :: Millenarian (a.) Consisting of a thousand years; of or pertaining to the millennium, or to the Millenarians..
Thousandth :: Thousandth (n.) The quotient of a unit divided by a thousand; one of a thousand equal parts into which a unit is divided.
Lakh :: Lakh (n.) One hundred thousand; also, a vaguely great number; as, a lac of rupees..
Huso :: Huso (n.) A large European sturgeon (Acipenser huso), inhabiting the region of the Black and Caspian Seas. It sometimes attains a length of more than twelve feet, and a weight of two thousand pounds. Called also hausen..
Galley-worm :: Galley-worm (n.) A chilognath myriapod of the genus Iulus, and allied genera, having numerous short legs along the sides; a milliped or thousand legs. See Chilognatha..
Heterotopy :: Heterotopy (n.) A deviation from the natural position of parts, supposed to be effected in thousands of years, by the gradual displacement of germ cells..
Number :: Number (n.) To amount; to equal in number; to contain; to consist of; as, the army numbers fifty thousand..
Kilowatt :: Kilowatt (n.) One thousand watts.
Receipt :: Receipt (n.) That which is received; that which comes in, in distinction from what is expended, paid out, sent away, and the like; -- usually in the plural; as, the receipts amounted to a thousand dollars..
Rubiaceous :: Rubiaceous (a.) Of or pertaining to a very large natural order of plants (Rubiaceae) named after the madder (Rubia tinctoria), and including about three hundred and seventy genera and over four thousand species. Among them are the coffee tree, the trees yielding peruvian bark and quinine, the madder, the quaker ladies, and the trees bearing the edible fruits called genipap and Sierre Leone peach, besides many plants noted for the beauty or the fragrance of their blossoms..
Thousand :: Thousand (a.) Consisting of ten hundred; being ten times one hundred.
Myria- :: Myria- () A prefix, esp. in the metric system, indicating ten thousand, ten thousand times; as, myriameter..
Decillion :: Decillion (n.) According to the English notation, a million involved to the tenth power, or a unit with sixty ciphers annexed; according to the French and American notation, a thousand involved to the eleventh power, or a unit with thirty-three ciphers annexed. [See the Note under Numeration.].
Myriametre :: Myriametre (n.) A metric measure of length, containing ten thousand meters. It is equal to 6.2137 miles..
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