Meaning

The ordinal form of the number eight..

Definitions by Sense

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

Example Sentences

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.

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.

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.

Word Forms

• eight
• eightth
• eighths
• eighthing
• eighthed

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When Should You Use Eighth?

Use eighth when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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