Definitions for fourthfɔrθ, foʊrθ
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
next after the third; being the ordinal number for four.
being one of four equal parts.
pertaining to the gear transmission ratio at which the drive shaft speed is greater than that of third gear for a given engine crankshaft speed.
(n.)a fourth part, esp. of one (¼).
the fourth member of a series.
a musical interval encompassing four diatonic degrees. a tone at this interval. the harmonic combination of two tones a fourth apart.
Category: Music and Dance
the Fourth,Independence Day; the Fourth of July.
(adv.)in the fourth place; fourthly.
Category: Common Vocabulary
Origin of fourth:
bef. 950; ME fourthe, OE fēowertha. See four , -th2
following the third position; number four in a countable series
one-fourth, fourth, one-quarter, quarter, fourth part, twenty-five percent, quartern(noun)
one of four equal parts
"a quarter of a pound"
the musical interval between one note and another four notes away from it
fourth, 4th, quaternary(adverb)
coming next after the third and just before the fifth in position or time or degree or magnitude
"the quaternary period of geologic time extends from the end of the tertiary period to the present"
in the fourth place
"fourthly, you must pay the rent on the first of the month"
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
in the number 4 position
I was the fourth person to speak.
one of four equal parts; = quarter
a/one fourth of the population
The person or thing in the fourth position.
A quarter, one of four equal parts of a whole.
The fourth gear of an engine.
A musical interval which spans four degrees of the diatonic scale, for example C to F (C D E F).
The ordinal form of the number four.
The Fourth of July.
next in order after the third; the ordinal of four
forming one of four equal parts into which anything may be divided
one of four equal parts into which one whole may be divided; the quotient of a unit divided by four; one coming next in order after the third
the interval of two tones and a semitone, embracing four diatonic degrees of the scale; the subdominant of any key
Translations for fourth
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
one of four equal parts.
- جُزء من أربَعَه ، رُبْعArabic
- една от четири еднакви частиBulgarian
- quartoPortuguese (BR)
- das ViertelGerman
- ένα τέταρτοGreek
- یک چهارمFarsi
- fjórði hlutiIcelandic
- 4분의 1Korean
- ketvirtoji (dalis)Lithuanian
- ceturtā Latvian
- satu per empatMalay
- czwarta (część)Polish
- یک چهارمPersian
- څلو رم، څلورمPashto
- o pătrimeRomanian
- четвёртая частьRussian
- 1ใน 4Thai
- dörtte biri, 1/4Turkish
- 四分之一Chinese (Trad.)
- چار برابر حصوں میں ایکUrdu
- một phần tưVietnamese
- 四分之一Chinese (Simp.)
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