ninth

5 definitions • 9 examples

9th written as a word:

The ninth letter of the alphabet is I.

the ninth (of) The spring semester ends on the ninth (of May).

is/come ninth UK She was/came ninth in the national finals.

is/come in ninth US She was/came in ninth in the national finals.

one of nine equal parts of something:

A ninth of 27 is 3.

the distance between two musical notes that are nine notes apart:

The competition is accepting song submissions that are about three minutes in length, with a vocal range that does not exceed a ninth.

Possible dissonances are well separated, and by becoming sevenths and ninths the strength of conflict is reduced.

(in the position of) the number 9 in a series; 9th:

She currently ranks ninth in the world.

[ C ] Election day falls on the ninth of November this year.

A ninth is one of nine equal parts of something.