ninth

American  

[nahynth] / naɪnθ /

adjective

1. next after the eighth; being the ordinal number for nine.

2. being one of nine equal parts.

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noun

1. a ninth part, especially of one (1/9).

2. the ninth member of a series.

3. Music.

   1. a tone distant from another tone by an interval of an octave and a second.

   2. the interval between such tones.

   3. harmonic combination of such tones.

adverb

1. in the ninth place.

ninth British  

/ naɪnθ /

adjective

1. (usually prenominal)

   1. coming after the eighth in counting order, position, time, etc; being the ordinal number of nine. Often written: 9th

   2. ( as noun )

      he came on the ninth

      ninth in line

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noun

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

   2. ( as modifier )

      a ninth part

2. the fraction equal to one divided by nine ( 1/ 9 )

3. music

   1. an interval of one octave plus a second

   2. one of two notes constituting such an interval

   3. See ninth chord

adverb

1. Also: ninthly.  after the eighth person, position, event, etc

1. Also: ninthly.  as the ninth point: linking what follows to the previous statement

Other Word Forms

• ninthly adverb

Etymology

Origin of ninth

before 900; Middle English ninthe ( nine, -th ² ), replacing Middle English niend ( Old English nigend ), neogethe, nigethe ( Old English nigotha ); akin to Old Saxon nigutho, Old Norse nīundi, Gothic niunda

Example Sentences

“A Yamamoto miracle in the ninth! Rogers Centre in stunned silence!”

From Los Angeles Times

Had Klaebo, who set a record for the most golds won by an individual athlete at a single Games, competed as a nation on his own, he would have been ninth in the medal table.

From BBC

Tottenham are just four points above the relegation zone as their winless league run extended to a ninth match in interim boss Igor Tudor's first game since replacing the sacked Thomas Frank.

From Barron's

Six times the U.S. has finished second to Canada in an Olympic hockey tournament, the last in 2010 when Sidney Crosby’s goal in overtime gave Canada a record ninth gold medal.

From Los Angeles Times

The ninth and final missing skier has been found dead in California's Lake Tahoe backcountry, five days after a powerful avalanche struck several guides and a tight-knit group of friends on a trip.

From BBC