belonging to the third string of a team; one who plays behind the first and second strings. / a substitute or replacement.

(idiomatic) Of a decidedly lower quality or condition.

(sports) A unit of players that plays behind the first and second strings; a junior varsity team.

aerosol string

plural of G string

(physics) A candidate unified theory of all physical forces and particles; a theory which suggests that subatomic particles are one-dimensional strings rather than zero-dimensional points. It also suggests that space-time can have up to nine dimensions, plus the dimension of time.

(music) When an acoustic guitar player makes the sound of strings strung with a pick distinguishable in their music.

(horticulture) A powered, hand-held garden implement that uses a rotating monofilament line to cut grass, etc., without damaging other objects.

(music) A musical instrument that produces sound by means of vibrating strings.

(music) A music group consisting solely of stringed instruments.