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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.

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

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fourth adv. & adj.

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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

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	fourth - following the third position; number four in a countable series rank - relative status; "his salary was determined by his rank and seniority"
	2.	fourth - one of four equal parts; "a quarter of a pound" fourth part, one-fourth, one-quarter, quarter, quartern, twenty-five percent 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.	fourth - 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" 4th, quaternary 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" fourthly

Translations

fourth [fɔːθ] adj → cuarto

n (AUT) (also: fourth gear) → cuarta (velocidad)

fourth [ˈfɔːθ] four num → quatrième

n (Aut) (also: fourth gear) → quatrième f

fourth [fɔːθ] four num → vierte(r, s)

n (Aut) (also: fourth gear) → der vierte (Gang)

fourth [fɔːθ] num → quarto/a

n (AUT) (also: fourth gear) → quarta