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 deci-

   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. Alsotenthly after the ninth person, position, event, etc

sentence connector

1. Alsotenthly 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

Outside of Marshall and Watkins, however, the Trojans return just slightly over a tenth of their minutes from last year, almost all of which came off the bench.

From Los Angeles Times

As their fourth installment in the series, this year’s gathering marks the festival’s tenth anniversary.

From Los Angeles Times

The moves to raise funding come less than a week after Boeing announced that it will cut its workforce by a tenth and push back deliveries of its 777X plane.

From BBC

In August the Trump campaign told reporters that they are targeting a key group of voters that makes up just over a tenth of the electorate in swing states.

From BBC

Boeing will axe its workforce by a tenth - cutting 17,000 jobs - and delay production as the airplane maker deals issues across its business.

From BBC