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eighth

English

Alternative forms

  • eight (obsolete)
  • eightth

Etymology

From Middle English ei?tthe, from Old English eahtoþa, from Proto-Germanic *ahtudô.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) enPR: ?tth, IPA(key): /e?t?/
  • (General American) enPR: ?tth, ?th, IPA(key): /e?t?/, /e??/
  • Rhymes: -e?t?, -e??

Adjective

eighth (not comparable)

  1. The ordinal form of the number eight.

Synonyms

  • 8th, 8th, VIIIth; (in names of monarchs and popes) VIII

Translations

Noun

eighth (plural eighths)

  1. The person or thing in the eighth position.
  2. One of eight equal parts of a whole.
  3. (slang) An eighth of an ounce, or approximately 3.5 grams, of marijuana or other drugs.

Synonyms

  • (person or thing in the eighth position): eighth one
  • (One of eight equal parts): ?, half-quarter, henry (for an eighth of an ounce of marijuana in the UK)

Coordinate terms

  • (One of eight equal parts): epogoon (a number greater by a ratio of nine to eight; 1+1?8)

Translations

Verb

eighth (third-person singular simple present eighths, present participle eighthing, simple past and past participle eighthed)

  1. to divide by eight
    • 2013 Raindance Producers' Lab Lo-To-No Budget Filmmaking page 31
      The first step is to eighth the script out. See figure 3.6 overleaf. Eighthing a script is subjective.

See also

  • octave

Anagrams

  • Height, Highet, height, highte

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octant

English

Etymology

From Latin oct?ns.

Noun

octant (plural octants)

  1. The eighth part of a circle; an arc of 45 degrees.
  2. (astrology) The aspect of two planets that are 45°, or one-eighth of a circle, apart.
  3. (geometry) The eighth part of a disc; a sector of 45 degrees; half a quadrant.
  4. (nautical) An instrument for measuring angles, particularly of elevation.

Synonyms

  • (astronomy): octile

Translations

See also

  • quadrant
  • sextant

Anagrams

  • Catton

Dutch

Pronunciation

Noun

octant m (plural octanten, diminutive octantje n)

  1. octant

French

Noun

octant m (plural octants)

  1. octant (all senses)

Romanian

Etymology

From French octant.

Noun

octant n (plural octante)

  1. octant

Declension

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