Eighth

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Eighth \Eighth\ ([=a]tth), a. [AS. eahto[eth]a.]
     1. Next in order after the seventh.
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     2. Consisting of one of eight equal divisions of a thing.
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     {Eighth note} (Mus.), the eighth part of a whole note, or
        semibreve; a quaver.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Eighth \Eighth\, n.
     1. The quotient of a unit divided by eight; one of eight
        equal parts; an eighth part.
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     2. (Mus.) The interval of an octave.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  eighth
       adj : coming next after the seventh and just before the ninth in
             position [syn: {8th}]
       n 1: position eight in a countable series of things
       2: an eighth part [syn: {one-eighth}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  27 Moby Thesaurus words for "eighth":
     contraoctave, double contraoctave, eightfold, four-foot octave,
     four-line octave, great octave, octadic, octagonal, octahedral,
     octal, octan, octaploid, octastyle, octave, octofid, octonary,
     octosyllabic, octuple, one-line octave, ottava, ottava alta,
     ottava bassa, small octave, subcontraoctave, tone row,
     two-foot octave, two-line octave