millesimo

/milˈlɛ.zi.mo/noun · masculine / adjectiveB2

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Meaning · noun

thousandth

a thousandth part of something (fraction or measurement)
in condominium management, a unit representing a co-owner's fractional share of the property

Ha perso la gara per appena due millesimi di secondo.
He lost the race by just two thousandths of a second.

Le spese del palazzo vengono calcolate in base ai millesimi posseduti.
Building expenses are calculated based on the ownership shares.

Un millesimo di millimetro fa una differenza enorme in micromeccanica.
A thousandth of a millimeter makes a huge difference in micromechanics.

Word forms (2)

Word	Word forms
millesimo	masculine · singular
millesimi	masculine · plural

Commonly used in sports timing: 'vincere per un millesimo' (to win by a thousandth of a second).
In Italian housing law, expenses are divided according to 'millesimi'.

thousandth

Oggi festeggiamo il millesimo cliente del nostro negozio.
Today we are celebrating our shop's thousandth customer.

Ha perso la gara per un millesimo di secondo.
He lost the race by a thousandth of a second.

È la millesima volta che ti chiedo di fare silenzio!
It is the thousandth time I have asked you to be quiet!

Word forms (4)

Agrees in gender and number with the noun it modifies (millesimo, millesima, etc.).
As a masculine noun, 'il millesimo' can mean one thousandth of a unit or a calendar year's date.