tenth

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) enPR: tĕnth, IPA: /tɛnθ/, [tʰɛn̪θ]
  • IPA: /tɪnθ/ (pin–pen merger)

Adjective

tenth (not comparable)

1. The ordinal numeral form of ten; next in order after that which is ninth.
2. Being one of ten equal parts of a whole.

Noun

tenth (plural tenths)

1. The person or thing coming next after the ninth in a series; that which is in the tenth position.
2. One of ten equal parts of a whole.
3. (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.
4. (UK, law, 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.

Verb

tenth (third-person singular simple present tenths, present participle tenthing, simple past and past participle tenthed)

1. To divide by ten, into tenths.

Adjective

tenth

1. Alternative form of tenthe

Noun

tenth

1. Alternative form of tenthe