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

Both players birdied the ninth to turn with Chacarra three shots ahead, half of what his lead had been on the sixth tee.

From BBC

San Francisco came in ninth, followed by Fremont and Oakland, which tied for 10th.

From Los Angeles Times

The ninth circuit is going to hear arguments in a couple of weeks.

From Barron's

On Wednesday, the ninth day of deliberation, the jury found that Meta and YouTube were negligent in a case that accused the companies of designing their apps to be addictive and harmful to teens.

From The Wall Street Journal

That stunning play in the bottom of the ninth inning didn’t just save Game 7 of the World Series, it also spared Pages’ reputation.

From Los Angeles Times