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Definition of eighth - Reverso English Dictionary
Adjective
1.
ordercoming after the seventh in order
- She finished in eighth place in the race.
2.
fractional partconstituting one of eight equal parts
- He cut the pizza into eight pieces, taking an eighth..
Noun
1.
orderperson or thing in the position after seven others
- She finished in eighth at the race.
2.
fractionone of eight equal parts of a whole
- He ate an eighth of the pizza.
Expressions with eighth
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students in the eighth year of school
The eighth grade went on a field trip.
student in the eighth grade in school
My brother is an eighth grader this year.
fraction equal to one part of eight equal parts
One-eighth of the cake is left.
rugby player linking halfback and centre
The five-eighth made a quick pass to the winger.
ordinal number for position 48 in a sequence
She finished in the forty-eighth place in the race.
following the twenty-seventh in a sequence
She finished in the twenty-eighth place in the race.
musical note with one-eighth duration of a whole note
The song starts with a series of eighth notes.
nerve responsible for hearing and balance
The eighth cranial nerve is crucial for auditory functions.
Origin of eighth
Old English, eahtoða (eighth)
Terms with eighth included in their meaning
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abr: August
eighth month of the year in the calendar
sequence
coming after the eighth in order
morning
the start of the eighth hour of the day
order
person or thing in eighth position
pregnancy
human embryo after the eighth week of gestation
education
eighth year of school for students aged 13-14
education level
school for first through sixth or eighth grades
education
the school year after eighth grade and before tenth
cricket
the eighth batsman in cricket
alphabet
eighth letter of the Greek alphabet
court limits
inhumane, overly harsh penalty barred under the Eighth Amendment
notation
meter with six pulses per bar, each equal to an eighth note
collection
the eighth installment in a collection
abr: One-eighth note
musical note lasting one eighth of a whole note
Christian festival
Christian feast day marking Jesus's ritual on the eighth day
abr: one eighth final
stage before quarterfinals in a tournament
abr: November
eighth month in some calendars or nickname for November
abr: United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
federal court for the Eighth Circuit in the US
fluid measure
one eighth of a fluid ounce
calendar
the eighth month in the French Republican Calendar
measurement
unit of volume equal to one eighth of a fluid ounce
imperial dosing
amount of fluid equal to 60 minims, one eighth fluid ounce
pharmacy measure
apothecary volume, one eighth of a fluid ounce
abr: furlong
measure of distance equal to one eighth of a mile
Examples of eighth in a sentence
The eighth chapter of the book was the most exciting. She received an eighth of the inheritance. An eighth of the cake was left. The eighth in line will receive a prize. He was the eighth to speak at the conference. She divided the chocolate bar into an eighth for each friend.
An eighth of the land was allocated for the park.
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- French:huitième, ...
- German:8., Achtplatzierter, ...
- Italian:ottavo, ottava posizione, ...
- Spanish:octavo, octava posición, ...
- Portuguese:oitavo, oitava parte, ...
- Chinese:第八, 第八名, ...
- Japanese:8番目の, 8番目, ...
- Arabic:ثَامِن, ثُمُن, ...
- Hebrew:שְׁמִינִי, שְׁמִינִית, ...
- Russian:восьмой, занимающий восьмое место, ...
- Ukrainian:восьмий, восьма позиція, ...
- Hindi:आठवाँ, आठवां हिस्सा, ...
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