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

2. Eighth(adj)

   consisting of one of eight equal divisions of a thing

3. Eighth(noun)

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

4. Eighth(noun)

   the interval of an octave

Origin: [AS. eahtoa.]

British National Corpus

1. Written Corpus Frequency

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

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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. Jeff Kuprycz:

   He ended up crashing around the eighth hole.

2. Stephen Breyer:

   We believe it highly likely that the death penalty now violates the Eighth Amendment.

3. Donald Trump:

   I think we can say, the eighth wonder of the world. This is the eighth wonder of the world.

4. Executive Travis Kalanick:

   We're maturing as a company, but we're like eighth graders, it's just a little early - give us a few years.

5. 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.

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