three-quarter adjective 2noun 2forms 1 adjective2 •of three fourths of the usual dimensiona three-quarter length coat. •with the subject turned slightly away from a frontal view noun2 •A fraction with three of four equal parts (=75 %)Europe has around a three-quarter billion/milliard (i.e. 750 million) inhabitants. •A player positioned between the half-backs and the full-backs (properly a three-quarter back) formsthree-quarters