Definitions for eighth
eɪtθ, eɪθeighth

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. eighth(noun)

   position eight in a countable series of things

2. one-eighth, eighth(adj)

   one part in eight equal parts

3. eighth, 8th(adj)

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

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. eighth(Noun)

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

2. eighth(Noun)

   One of eight equal parts of a whole.

3. eighth(Noun)

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

4. eighth(Adjective)

   The ordinal form of the number eight.

Webster Dictionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Eighth(adj)

   next in order after the seventh

   Etymology: [AS. eahtoa.]

2. Eighth(adj)

   consisting of one of eight equal divisions of a thing

   Etymology: [AS. eahtoa.]

3. Eighth(noun)

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

   Etymology: [AS. eahtoa.]

4. Eighth(noun)

   the interval of an octave

   Etymology: [AS. eahtoa.]

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?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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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. Utah Rep. Ben McAdams:

   They said that right now, as long as it doesn't get worse, I'm fine. That the seventh and eighth day are kind of the worst days of it.

2. 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.

3. Molly Bair:

   I wore heels one time before fashion. And it was at my eighth grade graduation, and they were platforms ... and I actually fell down the stairs. So I've always had a kind of very unhealthy relationship with heels.

4. Ben Savage:

   I think what it’s really about is we are tackling issues that a lot of kids in middle school and in eighth grade have to deal with.

5. Jeff Kuprycz:

   Immediately you could see the engine started to sputter and just cut out, and he banked sharply to the left, he ended up crashing around the eighth hole.

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