sixth

sixth  (sksth)

n.

1. The ordinal number matching the number six in a series.

2. One of six equal parts.

3. Music

a. An interval of six degrees in a diatonic scale.

b. A tone separated by this interval from a given tone.

c. The harmonic combination of two tones separated by this interval.

d. The sixth tone of a scale; the submediant.

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sixth adv. & adj.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	sixth - position six in a countable series of things rank - relative status; "his salary was determined by his rank and seniority"
	2.	sixth - one part in six equal parts one-sixth common fraction, simple fraction - the quotient of two integers
	3.	sixth - the musical interval between one note and another six notes away from it musical interval, interval - the difference in pitch between two notes
Adj.	1.	sixth - coming next after the fifth and just before the seventh in position 6th ordinal - being or denoting a numerical order in a series; "ordinal numbers"; "held an ordinal rank of seventh"

Translations

sixth [sɪksθ] adj → sexto;

the upper/lower sixth (SCOL) → el séptimo/sexto año

sixth [ˈsɪksθ] six num → sixième

n the upper/lower sixth (Brit) (Scol) → la terminale/la première

sixth [sɪksθ] six num → sechste(r, s);

the upper/lower sixth six (Brit) (Scol) → die Ober-/Unterprima

sixth [sɪksθ] num → sesto/a

n the upper/lower sixth (BRIT ) (SCOL) → l'ultimo/il penultimo anno di scuola superiore