eighth

4 definitions found

eighth - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Eighth \Eighth\ ([=a]tth), a. [AS. eahto[eth]a.]
     1. Next in order after the seventh.
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     2. Consisting of one of eight equal divisions of a thing.
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     Eighth note (Mus.), the eighth part of a whole note, or
        semibreve; a quaver.
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  Eighth \Eighth\, n.
     1. The quotient of a unit divided by eight; one of eight
        equal parts; an eighth part.
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     2. (Mus.) The interval of an octave.
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eighth - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  eighth
      adj 1: coming next after the seventh and just before the ninth
             in position [syn: eighth, 8th]
      n 1: position eight in a countable series of things
      2: one part in eight equal parts [syn: one-eighth, eighth]

eighth - Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :

  27 Moby Thesaurus words for "eighth":
     contraoctave, double contraoctave, eightfold, four-foot octave,
     four-line octave, great octave, octadic, octagonal, octahedral,
     octal, octan, octaploid, octastyle, octave, octofid, octonary,
     octosyllabic, octuple, one-line octave, ottava, ottava alta,
     ottava bassa, small octave, subcontraoctave, tone row,
     two-foot octave, two-line octave