ordinal (redirected from Ordinals)

or·di·nal  (ôrdn-l)

adj.

1. Being of a specified position in a numbered series: an ordinal rank of seventh.

2. Of or relating to a taxonomic order.

n.

1. An ordinal number.

2. Ecclesiastical

a. A book of instructions for daily services.

b. A book of forms for ordination.

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[Middle English ordinel, orderly, regular, from Late Latin rdinlis, ordinal, from Latin rd, rdin-, order; see ar- in Indo-European roots. N., sense 2, from Middle English, from Medieval Latin rdinle, from Late Latin, neuter sing. of rdinlis, ordinal.]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	ordinal - the number designating place in an ordered sequence no., ordinal number number - a concept of quantity involving zero and units; "every number has a unique position in the sequence" number 1, first, number one - the first element in a countable series; "the first of the month"
Adj.	1.	ordinal - of or relating to a taxonomic order; "family and ordinal names of animals and plants"
	2.	ordinal - being or denoting a numerical order in a series; "ordinal numbers"; "held an ordinal rank of seventh" cardinal - being or denoting a numerical quantity but not order; "cardinal numbers"

Translations

ordinal [ˈɔːdɪnl] adj → ordinal

ordinal [ˈɔːdɪnl] adj [number] → ordinal(e)

ordinal [ˈɔːdɪnl] adj ordinal number → Ordinalzahl f

ordinal [ˈɔːdɪnl] adj [number] → ordinale

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ordinal [ˈoːdinl]

the numbers which show order in a series ie first, second, third etc. rangtelwoordتَرْتيبيпореденřadové číslovkyordens-die Ordnungszahlτακτικά αριθμητικά(número) cardinaljärgarvudعدد ترتیبیjärjestysluvut(nombre) ordinalמִספָּר סִידוּרִיक्रमसूचक, वर्गीयrednisorszámnévnomor urutanraðtalanumero ordinale序数kelintiniai skaitvardžiaikārtas skaitlisordinalrangtelwoordordenstallporządkowyordinalnumeral ordinalпорядковыйradové číslovkyvrstilni (števnik)redniordningstalเกี่ยวกับเลขที่แสดงลำดับsıra sayılar序數порядкові числаترتيبي نمبرchỉ số thứ tự序数

see also cardinal .