单词 | ordinal |
释义 | ordinal1[ awr-dn-uhl ] / ˈɔr dn əl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR ordinal ON THESAURUS.COM adjectiveof or relating to an order, as of animals or plants. of or relating to order, rank, or position in a series. nounan ordinal number or numeral. Origin of ordinal11590–1600; <Late Latin ōrdinālis in order equivalent to Latin ōrdin- (stem of ōrdō) order + -ālis-al1 OTHER WORDS FROM ordinalor·di·nal·ly, adverbWords nearby ordinalOrder of the Thistle, order paper, order port, orders, order someone about, ordinal, ordinal number, ordinal numbers, ordinal scale, ordinance, ordinand Definition for ordinal (2 of 2)ordinal2 [ awr-dn-uhl ] / ˈɔr dn əl / nouna directory of ecclesiastical services. a book containing the forms for the ordination of priests, consecration of bishops, etc. Origin of ordinal21350–1400; Middle English <Medieval Latin ōrdināle, noun use of neuter of ōrdinālis in order. See ordinal1 Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for ordinalBritish Dictionary definitions for ordinalordinal / (ˈɔːdɪnəl) / adjectivedenoting a certain position in a sequence of numbers of, relating to, or characteristic of an order in biological classification nounshort for ordinal number a book containing the forms of services for the ordination of ministers RC Church a service book Word Origin for ordinalC14: (in the sense: orderly): from Late Latin ordinalis denoting order or place in a series, from Latin ordō order 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 |
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