eighth
noun
- ordinal number
- one of eight usually roughly equal parts into which anything may be divided, or considered as divided
adjective
- in ordinal position eight
- ordinal number for 8
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /eɪtθ/ / /eɪθ/ / /ɛj(ʈ)t̪ʰ/
adj
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *oḱtṓw Proto-Indo-European *oḱtowós Proto-Germanic *ahtudô Proto-West Germanic *ahtudō Old English eahtoþa Middle English eightethe English eighth Inherited from Middle English eightethe, from Old English eahtoþa, from Proto-Germanic *ahtudô; equivalent to eight + -th (ordinal suffix).
- The ordinal form of the number eight.
“Consequently, in the initial position the white pieces and pawns are placed on the first and second ranks; the black pieces and pawns on the eighth and seventh ranks.”
“In 2023, the birthrate fell for the eighth consecutive year to 0.72, the lowest in the world, from 1.24 in 2015, raising concerns over the economic shock to society from such a rapid pace.”
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *oḱtṓw Proto-Indo-European *oḱtowós Proto-Germanic *ahtudô Proto-West Germanic *ahtudō Old English eahtoþa Middle English eightethe English eighth Inherited from Middle English eightethe, from Old English eahtoþa, from Proto-Germanic *ahtudô; equivalent to eight + -th (ordinal suffix).
- The person or thing in the eighth position.
- One of eight equal parts of a whole.
“Two bits equals two eighths of a dollar.”
“Scientists from the University of Pennsylvania have determined that the young skull is only an eighth as strong as an adult one.”
- An eighth of an ounce, or approximately 3.5 grams, of marijuana or other drugs.
“At midday he’d found an ageing eighth of hash in a drawer, a little bundle of cellophane.”
- An interval by doubling in pitch frequency.
verb
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *oḱtṓw Proto-Indo-European *oḱtowós Proto-Germanic *ahtudô Proto-West Germanic *ahtudō Old English eahtoþa Middle English eightethe English eighth Inherited from Middle English eightethe, from Old English eahtoþa, from Proto-Germanic *ahtudô; equivalent to eight + -th (ordinal suffix).
- To divide by eight.
“The first step is to eighth the script out. See figure 3.6 overleaf. Eighthing a script is subjective.”