Definitions for eighth
eɪtθ, eɪθeighth

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. eighthnoun

   position eight in a countable series of things

2. one-eighth, eighthadjective

   one part in eight equal parts

3. eighth, 8thadjective

   coming next after the seventh and just before the ninth in position

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. eighthnoun

   (eighth ones is used for the plural) The person or thing in the eighth position.

2. eighthnoun

   One of eight equal parts of a whole.

3. eighthnoun

   An "eighth" of an ounce equalling approximately 3.5 grams in marijuana or other drugs.

4. eighthadjective

   The ordinal form of the number eight.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Eighthadjective

   Next in order to the seventh; the ordinal of eight.

   Etymology: from eight.

   Another yet? —— A seventh! I’ll see no more;
   And yet the eighth appears! William Shakespeare, Macbeth.

   In the eighth month should be the reign of Saturn. Francis Bacon.

   I stay reluctant seven continu’d years,
   And water her ambrosial couch with tears;
   The eighth, she voluntary moves to part,
   Or urg’d by Jove, or her own changeful heart. Alexander Pope, Odyss.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Eighth

   Eighth is ordinal form of the number eight.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. eighth

   Eighth refers to each of the eight equal parts of something or the position that comes after the seventh and before the ninth in a series. It is also represented numerically as 1/8.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Eighthadjective

   next in order after the seventh

2. Eighthadjective

   consisting of one of eight equal divisions of a thing

3. Eighthnoun

   the quotient of a unit divided by eight; one of eight equal parts; an eighth part

4. Eighthnoun

   the interval of an octave

5. Etymology: [AS. eahtoa.]

Matched Categories

1. • Rank

British National Corpus

1. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'eighth' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3065

Anagrams for eighth »

1. height

How to pronounce eighth?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say eighth in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of eighth in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of eighth in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of eighth in a Sentence

1. Amanda Whatley:

   They have all been verified by the medical officer in charge of the investigation.The eighth child was diagnosed in December, which is what prompted the video.

2. Kayla Montgomery:

   I wasn't amazing by any means but I was eighth on the team, so if somebody got hurt then I was there ! And I wanted to be there if they needed me, so I trained so hard all the time and that definitely helped to deal with the things I wouldn't talk about.

3. Jackie Bradley Jr.:

   We were all talking amongst each other, and I think that's the first time I know that I've seen going from your eighth-inning guy to a position player (pitching) in the same inning, i've never seen it. It was an unbelievable run by our team.

4. Claudia Pechstein:

   I was not too fast, but I smiled because today I got my goal to race in my eighth Olympic Games. This was important for me, the result of today was not so important, it was just to race and to be here. I am super proud.

5. Jerry Mathers:

   Yes, it was nice to have another income rolling in, but it wasn’t like my family couldn’t exist without me working, and when I finished ‘Leave It to Beaver,’ the studio did have another sitcom they wanted me to do, but I had never been to regular school. I had a private tutor from the first grade up until the eighth grade… I wanted to attend regular school and be with other kids. I wanted to play sports.

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=eighth
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Eighth
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=eighth
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eighth
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eighth