tenth

tenth  (tnth)

n.

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

2. One of ten equal parts.

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[Middle English tenthe, alteration of tethe, from Old English totha; see tithe.]

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tenth adv. & adj.

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tenth [tɛnθ]

adj

(Mathematics) (usually prenominal)

a.  coming after the ninth in numbering or counting order, position, time, etc.; being the ordinal number of ten: often written 10th

b.  (as noun) see you on the tenth tenth in line

n

1. (Mathematics)

a.  one of 10 approximately equal parts of something

b.  (as modifier) a tenth part

2. (Physics / General Physics) one of 10 equal divisions of a particular measurement, etc. Related prefix deci- decibel

3. (Mathematics) the fraction equal to one divided by ten (1/10)

4. (Music / Classical Music) Music

a.  an interval of one octave plus a third

b.  one of two notes constituting such an interval in relation to the other

adv

(Mathematics) Also tenthly after the ninth person, position, event, etc.

sentence connector

Also tenthly as the 10th point: linking what follows with the previous statements, as in a speech or argument

[C12 tenthe, from Old English tēotha; see ten, -th²]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	tenth - a tenth part; one part in ten equal parts one-tenth, ten percent, tenth part common fraction, simple fraction - the quotient of two integers
	2.	tenth - position ten in a countable series of things rank - relative status; "his salary was determined by his rank and seniority"
Adj.	1.	tenth - coming next after the ninth and just before the eleventh in position 10th ordinal - being or denoting a numerical order in a series; "ordinal numbers"; "held an ordinal rank of seventh"

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tenth noun

Related words
prefix deci-

Translations

tenth [tenθ]

A. ADJ → décimo

B. N (in series) → décimo m; (= fraction) → décimo m, décima parte f
see fifth for usage

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tenth [ˈtɛnθ]

adj → dixième
the tenth floor → le dixième étage

(gen) → dixième mf

(= day of month) the tenth → le dixième
the tenth of August → le dix août

(= fraction) → dixième m
tenth-grader [ˌtɛnθˈgreɪdə^r] n → élève mf de seconde
tent peg n → piquet m de tente
tent pole n → mât m de tente

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tenth

adj (in series) → zehnte(r, s); a tenth part → ein Zehntel nt

n (= fraction) → Zehntel nt; (in series) → Zehnte(r, s); (Mus) → Dezime f ? also sixth

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tenth [tɛnθ]

1. adj → decimo/a

2. n (in series) → decimo/a; (fraction) → decimo m
for usage see fifth

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tenth [tɛnθ]

1. adj → decimo/a

2. n (in series) → decimo/a; (fraction) → decimo m
for usage see fifth

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tenth ten

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