sixth

/siksθ/

Thân thiện

The child is celebrating her sixth birthday with a party.

Definition

1. Adjective:

   • Coming next after the fifth and just before the seventh in position: Used to describe the ordinal number corresponding to the number 6 in a sequence.

2. Noun:

   • One part in six equal parts: A fraction equal to one divided by six (1/6).
   • Position six in a countable series of things: The place or rank numbered six in an order.
   • The musical interval between one note and another six notes away from it: In music theory, the interval spanning six diatonic scale degrees.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:

  • This is my sixth cup of coffee today.
  • She finished in sixth place in the race.

• Noun (Fraction):

  • A sixth of the pie is missing.
  • Approximately one sixth of the population was surveyed.

• Noun (Position):

  • He was the sixth to arrive at the meeting.
  • The chapter on the list is the *sixth.

• Noun (Music):

  • The melody features a prominent ascending sixth.
  • Can you sing a perfect sixth above this note?

Advanced Usage

• "The sixth sense": A supposed intuitive faculty giving awareness not explained by the five primary senses.

  • She has a sixth sense for when something is wrong.

• "Sixth form" (UK): In some education systems, the final two years of secondary school for students aged 16-18.

  • He is studying Biology and Chemistry in the sixth form.

Variants and Related Words

• Sixthly (adverb): Used to introduce a sixth point or item.

  • Sixthly, we must consider the long-term environmental impact.

• Sixfold (adjective/adverb): Six times as great or as numerous; consisting of six parts.

  • There was a sixfold increase in demand.

Synonyms

• 6th (adj., n.): The numeric symbol for sixth.
• Ordinal number six (n.): Formal term for the position.

Related Phrases

• At the sixth hour: An archaic or formal way to say "at six o'clock".

  • The event commenced *at the sixth hour.*

• Sixth gear: The highest gear in a standard six-speed manual transmission, often used metaphorically for peak performance or speed.

  • Once the project plan was approved, the team shifted into *sixth gear.*

Học thuật

Adjective

1. coming next after the fifth and just before the seventh in position

Noun

1. the musical interval between one note and another six notes away from it
2. one part in six equal parts
3. position six in a countable series of things

Từ đồng nghĩa

• 6th
• one-sixth