New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
Third order — Third Third (th[ e]rd), a. [OE. thirde, AS. [thorn]ridda, fr. [thorn]r[=i], [thorn]re[ o], three; akin to D. derde third, G. dritte, Icel. [thorn]ri[eth]i, Goth. [thorn]ridja, L. tertius, Gr. tri tos, Skr. t[.r]t[=i]ya. See {Three}, and cf.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Third Order — n. [occas.t o ] an association of persons ( tertiaries) affiliated with a religious order, esp. the Dominican or Franciscan … English World dictionary
Third order — The term Third Order designates persons who live according to the Third Rule of Catholic religious orders, either outside of a monastery in the world, or in a religious community.Their members, in general lay members of religious orders, i.e. men … Wikipedia
third order — noun Etymology: translation of Medieval Latin tertius ordo; from the partial resemblance to an order of monks or an order of nuns : a group affiliated with a Roman Catholic religious order and comprising men and women devoted to a special rule of … Useful english dictionary
Third Order — Rom. Cath. Ch. 1. a branch of a religious order whose members are lay people following the avocations of a secular life. 2. a member of a Third Order who follows its rule in the community under ordinary simple vows. * * * … Universalium
Third Order — Third′ Or′der n. rel a Roman Catholic order whose members are lay people living in the secular world or sisters living under vows • Etymology: 1885–90 … From formal English to slang
Third Order of Saint Dominic — The Third Order of St. Dominic (known as Lay Fraternities of St Dominic or Lay Dominicans since 1972) is a Roman Catholic third order affiliated with the Dominican Order. Contents 1 Origin 2 Spirit 3 Reformation 4 … Wikipedia
Third-order intercept point — In telecommunications, a third order intercept point (IP3 or TOI) is a measure for weakly nonlinear systems and devices, for example receivers, linear amplifiers and mixers. It is based on the idea that the device nonlinearity can be modeled… … Wikipedia
third-order reaction — noun Etymology: third order from the phrase third order : a chemical reaction in which the rate of reaction is proportional to the concentration of each of three reacting molecules compare order of a reaction … Useful english dictionary
Third Order Regular of St. Francis of Penance — The Third Order Regular of St. Francis of Penance was founded in 1447. External links* [http://www.franciscanfriarstor.com/theorder/ Third Order Regular of St. Francis of Penance] … Wikipedia
third order stream — noun A stream formed by the confluence of two second order streams, or of a second order stream and a third order stream … Wiktionary
