ninth, th
(adjective) coming next after the eighth and just before the tenth in position
ninth, one-ninth
(noun) one part in nine equal parts
ninth
(noun) position nine in a countable series of things; “going into the ninth they were a run ahead”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
ninth (not comparable)
The ordinal form of the number nine.
• 9th, IXth, (in names of monarchs and popes) IX
ninth (plural ninths)
The person or thing in the ninth position.
One of nine equal parts of a whole.
(music) The compound interval between any tone and the tone represented on the ninth degree of the staff above it, as between one of the scale and two of the octave above; the octave of the second, consisting of 13 or 14 semitones (called minor and major ninth).
ninth (third-person singular simple present ninths, present participle ninthing, simple past and past participle ninthed)
to lose a ninth
to divide by nine
Source: Wiktionary
Ninth, a. Etym: [From Nine; cf. AS. nigoedha.]
1. Following the eight and preceding the tenth; coming after eight others.
2. Constituting or being one of nine equal parts into which anything is divided.
Ninth, n.
1. The quotient of one divided by nine; one of nine equal parts of a thing; the next after the eighth.
2. (Mus.) (a) An interval containing an octave and a second. (b) A chord of the dominant seventh with the ninth added.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 November 2024
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”
According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by AlcaldĂa Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de BolĂvar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.
