TWO-THIRDS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does two-thirds mean? 

• TWO-THIRDS (noun)
  The noun TWO-THIRDS has 1 sense:

1. two of three equal parts of a divisible whole

  Familiarity information: TWO-THIRDS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TWO-THIRDS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Two of three equal parts of a divisible whole

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Hypernyms ("two-thirds" is a kind of...):

common fraction; simple fraction (the quotient of two integers)

 Context examples 

Since solid rock is about three times as dense as water, this suggests about two-thirds of the asteroid must be empty space.

(NASA announces latest progress in hunt for asteroids, NASA)

A carcinoma that arises from the anterior two-thirds of the tongue.

(Anterior Tongue Carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)

Two-thirds of the tumors occur on the right side and most are located on the first three subdivisions of the tracheobronchial tree.

(Endobronchial Lipoma, NCI Thesaurus)

Two-thirds of those affected have symptoms into adulthood.

(Brains of Those with ADHD Show Smaller Structures Related to Emotion, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

It is found in about two-thirds of the world's population.

(Helicobacter Pylori Infections, NIH: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)

Happily, two-thirds of couples treated for infertility are able to have babies.

(Female Infertility, Dept. of Health and Human Services Office on Women's Health)

The researchers concluded that these climate cycles accounted for about two-thirds of the total expansion of the Sahara.

(New study finds world’s largest desert, the Sahara, has grown by 10 percent since 1920, National Science Foundation)

In a business-as-usual scenario where heat-trapping carbon emissions are left uncontrolled, the glacier loss could extend to two-thirds, exposing the black rock of the ice-covered mountains.

(Bulk of Himalayan glaciers could vanish by 2100, SciDev.Net)

The researchers also show that Proxima b’s composition might resemble Mercury’s, with a metal core making up two-thirds of the mass of the planet.

(Planet Orbiting Nearest Star Could be Habitable, NASA)

A squamous cell carcinoma that arises from the anterior two-thirds of the tongue.

(Anterior Tongue Squamous Cell Carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)