fourth
11fourth — fourth1 [fo:θ US fo:rθ] adj [: Old English; Origin: feortha, from feower four ] coming after three other things in a series ▪ in the fourth century ▪ her fourth birthday >fourth pron >fourthly adv fourth 2 fourth2 pron …
12fourth — [[t]fɔrθ, foʊrθ[/t]] adj. 1) next after the third; being the ordinal number for four 2) being one of four equal parts 3) aum pertaining to the gear transmission ratio at which the drive shaft speed is greater than that of third gear for a given… …
13Fourth — The word fourth can mean:* ¼, one quarter * Fourth, the ordinal number following third * Perfect fourth in music theory * Augmented fourth or tritone * Subdominant, and the chord built on the subdominant * Fourth of July, an American holiday *… …
14fourth — n. & adj. n. 1 the position in a sequence corresponding to that of the number 4 in the sequence 1 4. 2 something occupying this position. 3 the fourth person etc. in a race or competition. 4 each of four equal parts of a thing; a quarter. 5 the… …
15fourth — noun (esp. AmE) ⇨ See also ↑quarter VERB + FOURTH ▪ cut sth into fourths, divide sth into fourths, fold sth into fourths PREPOSITION ▪ …
16fourth — ordinal number 1》 constituting number four in a sequence; 4th. 2》 (a fourth/one fourth) chiefly N. Amer. a quarter. 3》 Music an interval spanning four consecutive notes in a diatonic scale, in particular (also perfect fourth) an interval of two… …
17fourth — noun (plural fourths) Date: before 12th century 1. see number table 2. a. a musical interval embracing four tones of the diatonic scale b. a tone at this interval; specifically subdominant 1 c. the harmonic combination of two tones a fourth apart …
18fourth — [[t]fɔ͟ː(r)θ[/t]] ♦♦ fourths 1) ORD The fourth item in a series is the one that you count as number four. Last year s winner Greg Lemond of the United States is in fourth place. 2) FRACTION A fourth is one of four equal parts of something. [AM]… …
19fourth — /fɔθ/ (say fawth) adjective 1. next after the third. 2. being one of four equal parts. –noun 3. a fourth part, especially of one (¼). 4. the fourth member of a series. 5. Music a. a note on the fourth degree up from a given note (counted as the… …
20fourth — Synonyms and related words: consecutive intervals, degree, diapason, diatessaron, diatonic interval, diatonic semitone, enharmonic diesis, enharmonic interval, farthing, fifth, fourth part, half step, halftone, interval, less semitone, melodic… …
