numeral

[ noo-mer-uhl, nyoo-; noom-ruhl, nyoom- ]

/ ˈnu mər əl, ˈnyu-; ˈnum rəl, ˈnyum- /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR numeral ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

a word, letter, symbol, or figure, etc., expressing a number; number: the Roman numerals.

adjective

of, relating to, or consisting of numbers or numerals.

expressing or noting a number or numbers.

Origin of numeral

1520–30; <Late Latin numerālis of, belonging to number, equivalent to Latin numer(us) number + -ālis-al¹

OTHER WORDS FROM numeral

non·nu·mer·al, noun, adjective

Words nearby numeral

numdah, numen, numerable, numeracy, numeraire, numeral, numeral system, numerary, numerate, numeration, numerator

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Example sentences from the Web for numeral

If you are invited into the office of its director, you can see a clock on the wall that has a small hole near the numeral 1.
Anne Frank’s Amsterdam|Russell Shorto|October 12, 2013|DAILY BEAST
We all dance the entire DSM IV (and its coming progeny, the Roman numeral–free DSM 5) right down the line.
‘Girls’ Shows Us the Real OCD With Hannah’s Brutal Q-Tip Scene|Kent Sepkowitz|March 11, 2013|DAILY BEAST
There are a few cases in which the "backward sign" includes also the numeral in the second position.
An Introduction to the Study of the Maya Hieroglyphs|Sylvanus Griswold Morley
Secondly, a Roman numeral immediately follows the above to denote the number of versions, if variants have been found.
A Syllabus of Kentucky Folk-Songs|Hubert G. Shearin

The angle of a cypher, which might play the part of a hyphen in ordinary type, alone tells them what numeral is intended.
The Strand Magazine - Vol. 1 - No. 6 - June 1891|Various
The numeral before each group refers to the page on which the words first appear.
The Young and Field Literary Readers, Book 2|Ella Flagg Young
Notice that the name of the street in each case is a numeral.
Business English|Rose Buhlig

British Dictionary definitions for numeral

numeral

/ (ˈnjuːmərəl) /

noun

a symbol or group of symbols used to express a number: for example, 6 (Arabic), VI (Roman), 110 (binary)

adjective

of, consisting of, or denoting a number

Word Origin for numeral

C16: from Late Latin numerālis belonging to number, from Latin numerus number

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Cultural definitions for numeral

numeral

A word or symbol used to represent a number.

Scientific definitions for numeral

numeral

[ nōō′mər-əl ]

A symbol or mark used to represent a number.

单词	numeral
释义	numeral [ noo-mer-uhl, nyoo-; noom-ruhl, nyoom- ] / ˈnu mər əl, ˈnyu-; ˈnum rəl, ˈnyum- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR numeral ON THESAURUS.COM noun a word, letter, symbol, or figure, etc., expressing a number; number: the Roman numerals. adjective of, relating to, or consisting of numbers or numerals. expressing or noting a number or numbers. Origin of numeral 1520–30; <Late Latin numerālis of, belonging to number, equivalent to Latin numer(us) number + -ālis-al¹ OTHER WORDS FROM numeral non·nu·mer·al, noun, adjective Words nearby numeral numdah, numen, numerable, numeracy, numeraire, numeral, numeral system, numerary, numerate, numeration, numerator Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for numeral If you are invited into the office of its director, you can see a clock on the wall that has a small hole near the numeral 1. Anne Frank’s Amsterdam\|Russell Shorto\|October 12, 2013\|DAILY BEAST We all dance the entire DSM IV (and its coming progeny, the Roman numeral–free DSM 5) right down the line. ‘Girls’ Shows Us the Real OCD With Hannah’s Brutal Q-Tip Scene\|Kent Sepkowitz\|March 11, 2013\|DAILY BEAST There are a few cases in which the "backward sign" includes also the numeral in the second position. An Introduction to the Study of the Maya Hieroglyphs\|Sylvanus Griswold Morley Secondly, a Roman numeral immediately follows the above to denote the number of versions, if variants have been found. A Syllabus of Kentucky Folk-Songs\|Hubert G. Shearin The angle of a cypher, which might play the part of a hyphen in ordinary type, alone tells them what numeral is intended. The Strand Magazine - Vol. 1 - No. 6 - June 1891\|Various The numeral before each group refers to the page on which the words first appear. The Young and Field Literary Readers, Book 2\|Ella Flagg Young Notice that the name of the street in each case is a numeral. Business English\|Rose Buhlig British Dictionary definitions for numeral numeral / (ˈnjuːmərəl) / noun a symbol or group of symbols used to express a number: for example, 6 (Arabic), VI (Roman), 110 (binary) adjective of, consisting of, or denoting a number Word Origin for numeral C16: from Late Latin numerālis belonging to number, from Latin numerus number Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to numeral digit, figure, character, number, cipher, integer Cultural definitions for numeral numeral A word or symbol used to represent a number. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. Scientific definitions for numeral numeral [ nōō′mər-əl ] A symbol or mark used to represent a number. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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numeral

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