ninth

ninth

N0111800 (nīnth)n.1. The ordinal number matching the number nine in a series.2. One of nine equal parts.3. Music a. A harmonic or melodic interval of an octave and a second.b. The tone at the upper limit of such an interval.c. A chord consisting of a root with its third, seventh, and ninth.

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[Middle English ninthe, from Old English nigonthe, from nigon, nine; see newn̥ in Indo-European roots.]

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ninth adv. & adj.

ninth

(naɪnθ) adj (Mathematics) (usually prenominal) a. coming after the eighth in counting order, position, time, etc; being the ordinal number of nine. Often written: 9thb. (as noun): he came on the ninth; ninth in line. n1. (Mathematics) a. one of nine equal or nearly equal parts of an object, quantity, measurement, etcb. (as modifier): a ninth part. 2. (Mathematics) the fraction equal to one divided by nine ()3. (Classical Music) music a. an interval of one octave plus a secondb. one of two notes constituting such an intervalc. See ninth chordadv Also: ninthly after the eighth person, position, event, etcsentence connector Also: ninthly as the ninth point: linking what follows to the previous statement[Old English nigotha; related to Old High German niunto, Old Norse nīundi]

ninth

(naɪnθ)

adj. 1. next after the eighth; being the ordinal number for nine. 2. being one of nine equal parts. n. 3. a ninth part, esp. of one (1/9). 4. the ninth member of a series. 5. Music. a. a tone distant from another tone by an interval of an octave and a second. b. the interval between such tones. c. harmonic combination of such tones. adv. 6. in the ninth place. [before 900; Middle English ninthe (see nine, -th²), earlier niend (Old English nigend), neogethe, nigethe (Old English nigotha); akin to Old Saxon nigutho, Old Norse nīundi, Gothic niunda] ninth′ly, adv.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	ninth - position nine in a countable series of things; "going into the ninth they were a run ahead"rank - relative status; "his salary was determined by his rank and seniority"
	2.	ninth - one part in nine equal partsone-ninthcommon fraction, simple fraction - the quotient of two integers
Adj.	1.	ninth - coming next after the eighth and just before the tenth in position9thordinal - being or denoting a numerical order in a series; "ordinal numbers"; "held an ordinal rank of seventh"

Translations

九分之一第九

nine

(nain) noun1. the number or figure 9. 九 九2. the age of 9. 九歲 九岁 adjective1. 9 in number. 九個(人或物) 九个的2. aged 9. 九歲的 九岁的nine- having nine (of something). a nine-page booklet. 九…(前綴) 九…（前缀） ninth noun1. one of nine equal parts. 九分之一 九分之一2. (also adjective) the last of nine (people, things etc); the next after the eighth. 第九 第九ˈnine-year-old noun a person or animal that is nine years old. 九歲 九岁 adjective (of a person, animal or thing) that is nine years old. 九歲的 九岁的

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