TENTH Definition & Meaning

tenth

[ tenth ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

next after ninth; being the ordinal number for ten.
being one of ten equal parts.

noun

one of ten equal parts, especially of one (1/10).
the member of a series preceding the eleventh and following the ninth.
Music.
1. a tone distant from another tone by an interval of an octave and a third.
2. the interval between such tones.
3. the harmonic combination of such tones.
Also called tenth's place. (in decimal notation) the position of the first digit to the right of the decimal point.

adverb

in the tenth place; tenthly.

tenth

/ ��ɛ��θ /

adjective

usually prenominal
1. coming after the ninth in numbering or counting order, position, time, etc; being the ordinal number of ten: often written 10th
2. ( as noun )
  see you on the tenth
  tenth in line

noun

1. one of 10 approximately equal parts of something
2. ( as modifier )
  a tenth part
one of 10 equal divisions of a particular measurement, etc deci-
decibel
the fraction equal to one divided by ten ( 1 10 )
music
1. an interval of one octave plus a third
2. one of two notes constituting such an interval in relation to the other

adverb

Alsotenthly after the ninth person, position, event, etc

sentence connector

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

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of tenth¹

before 1150; Middle English tenthe, Old English. See ten, -th ², tithe

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of tenth¹

C12 tenthe, from Old English ��ŧ�ǳٳ�; see ten , -th ²

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The system brought less than a tenth of an inch to downtown Los Angeles and a third of an inch to the California State University Northridge campus, according to the weather service.

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Thursday’s lawsuit is the tenth that California has brought against the Trump administration since Trump’s January inauguration.

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But it’s only supposed to bring light rain, possibly up to a tenth of an inch in some areas, Wofford said.

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He said one of his colleagues had just gone up to the tenth floor to use the bathroom and they are still waiting for news of his whereabouts.

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Seagrasses are frequently overlooked because they are rare, estimated to cover only a tenth of 1% of the ocean floor.

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