Eighth

Quick meaning: Eighth is an adjective meaning The ordinal form of the number eight.

Meaning

The ordinal form of the number eight.

More Meanings

1. The person or thing in the eighth position.
2. One of eight equal parts of a whole.
3. An interval by doubling in pitch frequency.
4. (transitive) To divide by eight.
5. (slang) An eighth of an ounce, or approximately 3.5 grams, of marijuana or other drugs.

Example Sentences

Two bits equals two eighths of a dollar.

At midday he’d found an ageing eighth of hash in a drawer, a little bundle of cellophane.

The first step is to eighth the script out. See figure 3.6 overleaf. Eighthing a script is subjective.

Scientists from the University of Pennsylvania have determined that the young skull is only an eighth as strong as an adult one.

Word Forms

• eight
• eightth
• eighths
• eighthing
• eighthed

Synonyms for eighth

Depending on context, synonyms include henry, octave, ordinal, one-eighth.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include one-eighth, ordinal, ninth, eight, seventh, eighthly.

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