ninetieth

/'naintiiθ/

Thân thiện

The ninetieth page of the book has a beautiful illustration.

Definition

1. Adjective:

   • Coming next after the eighty-ninth in position: "ninetieth" describes something that occupies position number 90 in a sequential order.

2. Noun:

   • Position 90 in a countable series: The "ninetieth" is the item or person in the 90th position.
   • One of ninety equal parts: A "ninetieth" is one part of something that has been divided into ninety equal parts.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:

  • She celebrated her ninetieth birthday with a large party.
  • This is the ninetieth day of the year.

• Noun (Position):

  • He finished in ninetieth place in the marathon.
  • The ninetieth to arrive will receive a special prize.

• Noun (Fraction):

  • A nanosecond is a ninetieth of a billionth of a second.
  • She inherited a ninetieth of the estate.

Advanced Usage

• "The ninetieth percentile": A statistical term indicating the value below which 90% of the data in a set falls.
  • His test score was in the ninetieth percentile, meaning he scored higher than 90% of test-takers.

Variants and Related Words

• Ninety (n, adj): The cardinal number equivalent to 90.

  • There are ninety pages in the book.

• Ninetiethly (adv): In the ninetieth place (rarely used).

  • Ninetiethly, we must consider the long-term impact.

Synonyms

• 90th (adj, n): The numeric symbol for ninetieth.
• Ordinal of ninety: The ordinal form of the number ninety.

Related Phrases

• Ninetieth anniversary: A celebration of 90 years since an event, especially a wedding.
  • They are planning a party for their grandparents' ninetieth anniversary.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. the ordinal number of ninety in counting order

Noun

1. position 90 in a countable series of things

Từ đồng nghĩa

• 90th