Fifth

Word FIFTH
Character 5
Hyphenation fifth
Pronunciations /fɪft/

Definitions and meanings of "Fifth"

What do we mean by fifth?

The ordinal number matching the number five in a series. noun

One of five equal parts. noun

One fifth of a gallon or four fifths of a quart of liquor. noun

A tone five degrees above or below a given tone in a diatonic scale. noun

The interval between two such tones. noun

The harmonic combination of two such tones. noun

The dominant of a scale or key. noun

The Fifth Amendment. Used with the. noun

Next after the fourth: an ordinal numeral.

The quotient of unity divided by five; one of five equal parts of anything: as, one fifth (⅕) of an acre. noun

In music: A tone five diatonic degrees above or below any given tone. noun

The interval between any tone and a tone five degrees distant from it. noun

The combination of two tones distant by a fifth. noun

In a scale, the fifth tone from the bottom; the dominant: solmizated sol, as G in the scale of C, or E in that of A. noun

In early English law, a fifth part of the rents of the year, or of movables, or both, granted or levied by way of tax. noun

Next in order after the fourth; -- the ordinal of five. adjective

Consisting of one of five equal divisions of a thing. adjective

A fanatical sect in England, of the time of the commonwealth, who maintained that there would be a fifth universal monarchy, during which Christ would reign on earth a thousand years. adjective

A horizontal wheel or segment above the fore axle of a carriage and beneath the body, forming an extended support to prevent careening. adjective

The person or thing in the fifth position.

One of five equal parts of a whole.

The fifth gear of an engine.

A quantity of liquor equal to one-fifth of a gallon, or, more commonly, 750 milliliters (that is, three quarters of a liter).

The musical interval between one note and another seven semitones higher (the fifth note in the major/minor scale)

The fifth voice in a polyphonic melody.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Fifth

The word "fifth" in example sentences

Why are four of the stars one color, while the fifth is a different color? ❋ Azmie Aka Switch Image (2009)

I wrote full time for several years (I have published four novels in the UK and my fifth is about to be submitted) having written my first two and half novels while working full-time as an attorney. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Four of the seats in question are currently held by Democratic incumbents, fighting off Republican challengers; the fifth is the open seat in Chicago's north suburbs vacated by Republican Mark Kirk, who is running for U.S. Senate. ❋ Will Guzzardi (2010)

You can't go wrong with these books -- or at least the four that I've read -- the fifth is a Ken Bruen about which I constantly hear such good things that I'm sure it deserves its place in this pantheon. ❋ Maxine (2008)

The interval named a fifth is produced when a string is divided by three, and so on. ❋ Unknown (2008)

It was what they called a fifth-wheeler, something Harris had gotten using his mother's last $3,000. ❋ Unknown (2010)

"If I'm asked who the best five receivers are, I'll talk about five guys and maybe the fifth is the guy we're interested in." ❋ Unknown (2007)

So as a result of that I ended up being what we call a fifth-year senior, and completed everything for graduation except French in four years and so I had to stay a fifth year just trying to pass French. ❋ Unknown (2001)

For the Huichol, there are five directions, each of the cardinal points and the fifth is the spiritual, source of visions, power and enlightenment. ❋ Unknown (1997)

But demographer Mikhail Denisenko at the Higher School of Economics in Moscow estimates that at least a half million Russians moved abroad in 2002-2009 and more are on the way in what he describes as the fifth wave of emigration since the beginning of the 20th century. ❋ Unknown (2011)

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