Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Coming next after the seventh and just before the ninth in a sequence or order.
2. Noun:
   • One of eight equal parts of a whole; the fraction 1/8.
   • The position, person, or thing that is number eight in a countable series.

Examples

• Adjective:
  • She finished in eighth place in the race.
  • This is the eighth chapter of the book.
• Noun (Fraction):
  • An eighth of the pie is left.
  • He owns an eighth of the company's shares.
• Noun (Position):
  • The eighth to arrive will get a prize.
  • We are studying the eighth in a series of historical events.

Advanced Usage

• "The eighth of": Used to specify a particular day of the month.
  • The meeting is scheduled for the eighth of May.
• In music, an "eighth note" (or quaver) is a note played for one-eighth the duration of a whole note. (Note: This is a compound term listed here as an example of a specialized field usage).

Variants and Related Words

• Eighthly (adverb): Used to introduce the eighth point in a list.
  • Eighthly, we must consider the long-term costs.
• One-eighth: Another way to express the fraction 1/8.

Synonyms

• Adjective (Ordinal): 8th.
• Noun (Fraction): One part in eight.

Phrases and Idioms

• To split something an eighth: To divide something into eight equal parts. (A less common, literal phrase).
• Behind the eight ball: (Idiom) In a difficult or disadvantageous position. (Note: This idiom contains the word "eight" but is conceptually related to the pool ball numbered eight, not directly to the ordinal "eighth").

Adjective

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

Noun

1. one part in eight equal parts
2. position eight in a countable series of things