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fourth  (fôrth, frth)
n.
1. The ordinal number matching the number four in a series.
2. One of four equal parts.
3. Music
a. A tone four degrees above or below a given tone in a diatonic scale.
b. The interval between two such tones.
c. The harmonic combination of these tones.
d. The subdominant of a scale or key.
4. The transmission gear or gear ratio used to produce forward speeds next higher to those of third in a motor vehicle.
5. Fourth The Fourth of July; Independence Day. Used with the: went to a parade on the Fourth.

[Middle English fourthe, from Old English fortha; see kwetwer- in Indo-European roots.]

fourth adv. & adj.

fourth
Adjective
1. of or being number four in a series
2. denoting the highest forward gear in a motor vehicle
Noun
the highest forward gear in a motor vehicle
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.fourthfourth - following the third position; number four in a countable series
rank - relative status; "his salary was determined by his rank and seniority"
2.fourthfourth - one of four equal parts; "a quarter of a pound"
common fraction, simple fraction - the quotient of two integers
3.fourth - the musical interval between one note and another four notes away from it
musical interval, interval - the difference in pitch between two notes
Adj.1.fourthfourth - coming next after the third and just before the fifth in position or time or degree or magnitude; "the quaternary period of geologic time extends from the end of the tertiary period to the present"
ordinal - being or denoting a numerical order in a series; "ordinal numbers"; "held an ordinal rank of seventh"
Adv.1.fourth - in the fourth place; "fourthly, you must pay the rent on the first of the month"
Translations
fourth [fɔːθ] adjcuarto
n (AUT) (also: fourth gear) → cuarta (velocidad)
fourth [ˈfɔːθ] four numquatrième
n (Aut) (also: fourth gear) → quatrième f
fourth [fɔːθ] four numvierte(r, s)
n (Aut) (also: fourth gear) → der vierte (Gang)
fourth [fɔːθ] numquarto/a
n (AUT) (also: fourth gear) → quarta


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It is true that we have really in Flatland a Third unrecognized Dimension called 'height', just as it is also true that you have really in Spaceland a Fourth unrecognized Dimension, called by no name at present, but which I will call 'extra-height'.
The fourth point rests on this plain proposition, that the peace of the WHOLE ought not to be left at the disposal of a PART.
While this was not considered an important match, those being reserved for the fourth and fifth days of the games, it promised to afford sufficient excitement since it was a game to the death.
 
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