ordinal
(adjective) being or denoting a numerical order in a series; “ordinal numbers”; “held an ordinal rank of seventh”
ordinal
(adjective) of or relating to a taxonomic order; “family and ordinal names of animals and plants”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
ordinal (not comparable)
(maths, of a number) indicating position in a sequence
(taxonomy) Of or relating to the groupings called orders
(nautical) intercardinal
• nominal, cardinal, interval, ratio
ordinal (plural ordinals)
An ordinal number such as first, second and third.
A book used in the ordination of Anglican ministers, or in certain Roman Catholic services
• Arnoldi, Lorinda, Rodinal, nail rod
Source: Wiktionary
Or"di*nal, a. Etym: [L. ordinalis, fr. ordo, ordinis, order. See Order.]
1. Indicating order or succession; as, the ordinal numbers, first, second, third, etc.
2. Of or pertaining to an order.
Or"di*nal, n.
1. A word or number denoting order or succession.
2. (Ch. of Eng.)
Definition: The book of forms for making, ordaining, and consecrating bishops, priests, and deacons.
3. (R. C. Ch.)
Definition: A book containing the rubrics of the Mass. [Written also ordinale.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
21 June 2025
(noun) the condition of being deprived of oxygen (as by having breathing stopped); “asphyxiation is sometimes used as a form of torture”
According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.
