Plain brewed coffee contains almost no calories, while coffee with dairy products, sugar, and other flavorings is much higher in calories. An espresso has 20 calories. A nonfat latte has 72, while a flavored one has 134.
TENTH
tenth, th
(adjective) coming next after the ninth and just before the eleventh in position
tenth, one-tenth, tenth part, ten percent
(noun) a tenth part; one part in ten equal parts
tenth
(noun) position ten in a countable series of things
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
tenth (not comparable)
The ordinal numeral form of ten; next in order after that which is ninth.
Being one of ten equal parts of a whole.
Synonyms
• 10th, 10th
• Xth
• tithe (obs.)
• (in epithets) X
Noun
tenth (plural tenths)
The person or thing coming next after the ninth in a series; that which is in the tenth position.
One of ten equal parts of a whole.
(music) The interval between any tone and the tone represented on the tenth degree of the staff above it, as between one of the scale and three of the octave above; the octave of the third.
(UK, legal, historical, in the plural) A temporary aid issuing out of personal property, and granted to the king by Parliament; formerly, the real tenth part of all the movables belonging to the subject.
Synonyms
• (one of ten parts): decim, decima, decimate, tithe, titheling, tithing (all obs.)
• (musical interval or note): decima (obs.)
Verb
tenth (third-person singular simple present tenths, present participle tenthing, simple past and past participle tenthed)
To divide by ten, into tenths.
Source: Wiktionary
Tenth, a. Etym: [From Ten: cf. OE. tethe, AS. teó. See Ten, and cf. Tithe.]
1. Next in order after the ninth; coming after nine others.
2. Constituting or being one of ten equal parts into which anything is divided.
Tenth, n.
1. The next in order after the ninth; one coming after nine others.
2. The quotient of a unit divided by ten; one of ten equal parts into which anything is divided.
3. The tenth part of annual produce, income, increase, or the like; a tithe. Shak.
4. (Mus.)
Definition: The interval between any tone and the tone represented on the tenth degree of the staff above it, as between one of the scale and three of the octave above; the octave of the third.
5. pl. (Eng. Law) (a) A temporary aid issuing out of personal property, and granted to the king by Parliament; formerly, the real tenth part of all the movables belonging to the subject. (b) (Eccl. Law) The tenth part of the annual profit of every living in the kingdom, formerly paid to the pope, but afterward transferred to the crown. It now forms a part of the fund called Queen Anne's Bounty. Burrill.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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