tenth

[tenth]

adjective

1. next after ninth; being the ordinal number for ten.

2. being one of ten equal parts.

noun

1. one of ten equal parts, especially of one (1/10).

2. the member of a series preceding the eleventh and following the ninth.

3. 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.

4. Also called tenth's place. (in decimal notation) the position of the first digit to the right of the decimal point.

adverb

1. in the tenth place; tenthly.

tenth

/ tɛnθ /

adjective

1. (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. 1. one of 10 approximately equal parts of something

   2. ( as modifier )

      a tenth part

2. one of 10 equal divisions of a particular measurement, etc

   decibel

3. the fraction equal to one divided by ten ( 1/ 10 )

4. 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

1. Also: tenthly. after the ninth person, position, event, etc

1. Also: tenthly. as the 10th point: linking what follows with the previous statements, as in a speech or argument

Word History and Origins

Origin of tenth¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of tenth¹

C12 tenthe, from Old English tēotha; see _ten , _-th ²

Example Sentences

More than a tenth of its visitors are from the US and around 6% from China, according to the museum.

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About a third of private sector employees and a tenth of public sector workers use a salary sacrifice scheme for their pension savings.

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A third of private sector employees and a tenth of public sector workers use a salary sacrifice scheme for their pension savings.

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And it has a near total monopoly on separation and refining, with analysis this year showing a share of around nine tenths of all global processing.

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It’s convertible into a tenth of a share of Strategy equity—an option that is now way out of the money but has some value.

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