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millionth

/ˈmɪljənθ/adjective

उच्चारण मिल्यन्थ

दस लाखवाँ

Core word

adjective
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    [only before noun]

    coming number one million in a series

    दस लाखवाँ

    • The millionth visitor to the museum won a free ticket.
    • This is the millionth time I have told you to switch off the light.
    • The millionth passenger was welcomed with flowers.
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    • The company celebrated its millionth sale.
    • This is the millionth time the phone has rung today.
noun
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    [C]

    one of a million equal parts of something; one millionth

    दस लाखवाँ भाग

    • A micrometre is a millionth of a metre.
    • The error was less than a millionth of a second.
    • The weight of the particle is a millionth of a gram.
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    • Scientists measured the difference to a millionth.
    • Only a tiny fraction, one millionth, of the water remained.
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the millionth + noun (ordinal)

As an adjective it means coming number one million in a series; use 'the' before it.

Adjective के रूप में इसका अर्थ क्रम में दसलाखवाँ है; इसके पहले 'the' लगता है।

  • The millionth visitor won a prize.
  • This is the millionth time I am telling you.

a millionth (fraction)

As a noun it means one of a million equal parts: 'a millionth of a gram'.

Noun के रूप में इसका अर्थ दस लाख बराबर भागों में से एक है: 'a millionth of a gram'।

  • A micrometre is a millionth of a metre.

one-millionth / one millionth

In fractions it can be written 'one millionth' or hyphenated before a noun: one-millionth part.

भिन्नों में 'one millionth' लिखा जाता है, और noun से पहले hyphen के साथ one-millionth।

  • He cut the sample to a one-millionth part.

the millionth time (exaggeration)

People use it informally for 'again and again' when they are annoyed.

खीझ में बार-बार के अर्थ में इसका अनौपचारिक प्रयोग होता है।

  • For the millionth time, please close the door!

ordinal pattern with other numbers

Millionth follows the same pattern as hundredth and thousandth: the one-hundredth, the thousandth, the millionth.

Millionth का पैटर्न hundredth और thousandth जैसा ही है।

  • She was the thousandth customer, and he was the millionth.
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the millionth + noun

customervisitorcopydownloadpassenger

  • The millionth passenger received a free ticket.

a millionth of + noun

a seconda grama metrea percent

  • The error was a millionth of a second.

verb + millionth

welcomereachcelebratesellcount

  • The app reached its millionth download.

for the + millionth + time

for the millionth time

  • For the millionth time, check your answers!
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  • The station welcomed its millionth passenger this week.

स्टेशन ने इस सप्ताह अपने दसलाखवें यात्री का स्वागत किया।

  • A millionth of a second is too short for the human eye to notice.

एक सेकंड का दस लाखवाँ भाग मानव आँख के देख पाने के लिए बहुत कम है।

  • Radhika's blog got its millionth view yesterday.

राधिका के ब्लॉग को कल दसलाखवीं बार देखा गया।

  • Only one millionth of the sample was contaminated.

नमूने का केवल दस लाखवाँ भाग दूषित था।

  • The bank gave a gift to its millionth customer.

बैंक ने अपने दसलाखवें ग्राहक को उपहार दिया।

  • The scientist measured a change of one millionth of a degree.

वैज्ञानिक ने एक डिग्री के दस लाखवें भाग के बराबर परिवर्तन नापा।

!Common mistakes 1

✗ It is a millionth of rupees.

✓ It is a millionth of a rupee.

After 'of' in a fraction use a singular noun with 'a'.

भिन्न में 'of' के बाद 'a' के साथ singular noun आता है।

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These words are fractions or ordinals of different size.

ये शब्द अलग-अलग आकार के भिन्न या क्रमसूचक हैं।

millionth

One of a million equal parts, or number one million in order.

दस लाख बराबर भागों में से एक, या क्रम में दस लाखवाँ।

  • the millionth visitor

thousandth

One of a thousand equal parts, a much larger piece.

हज़ार बराबर भागों में से एक, कहीं बड़ा भाग।

  • a thousandth of a second
◇Word family
million noun