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.
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