eighth

[eytth, eyth]

adjective

1. next after the seventh.

2. being one of eight equal parts.

noun

1. an eighth part, especially of one (⅛).

2. the eighth member of a series.

3. Music.,  octave.

adverb

1. in the eighth place; eighthly.

eighth

/ eɪtθ /

adjective

1. (usually prenominal)

   1. coming after the seventh and before the ninth in numbering or counting order, position, time, etc; being the ordinal number of eight: often written 8th

   2. ( as noun )

      the eighth in line

noun

1. 1. one of eight equal or nearly equal parts of an object, quantity, measurement, etc

   2. ( as modifier )

      an eighth part

2. the fraction equal to one divided by eight ( 1/ 8 )

3. another word for octave

adverb

1. Also: eighthly. after the seventh person, position, event, etc

Word History and Origins

Origin of eighth¹

before 1000; Middle English eightethe, Old English eahtotha; cognate with Old High German ahtoda, Old Norse āttandi, Gothic ahtud-. See eight, -th ²

Example Sentences

As the domestic season enters its second international break, Rangers are eighth in the Premiership and trail leaders Hearts by 11 points.

From BBC

In both games, the bullpen created messes in the eighth inning.

From Los Angeles Times

They tried starter Emmet Sheehan in the eighth in a six-run lead and he was awful, walking two and giving up two hits while getting just one out.

From Los Angeles Times

In the eighth round, Ali knocked out the exhausted Foreman.

From Los Angeles Times

In 1965, she became the eighth person in Cambridge history to earn a doctorate without first having a bachelor’s degree.

From Los Angeles Times