ninety-three

Thân thiện

The library has ninety-three books on the top shelf.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Being three more than ninety: The cardinal number that is the sum of ninety and three; 93.

Usage

• As a determiner or modifier: Used to indicate quantity, position in a sequence, or as a label.
  • The temperature reached ninety-three degrees.
  • She lives at ninety-three Maple Street.
  • Turn to page ninety-three.

Examples

• Adjective:
  • The recipe requires ninety-three grams of sugar.
  • There are ninety-three participants registered for the conference.
  • He scored ninety-three points in the final game.

Advanced Usage

• In formal or technical writing: Often written as the numeral "93" in scientific, statistical, or technical contexts.
  • The atomic number of neptunium is 93.
• As part of a compound adjective: Can be hyphenated when it precedes a noun to form a compound modifier.
  • A ninety-three-year-old tradition. (Note: This is a compound word using the target number.)

Variants and Related Words

• 93: The Arabic numeral representation.
• XCIII: The Roman numeral representation.
• Ninety-third (93rd): The ordinal number form, indicating position in a sequence.
  • He finished in ninety-third place.

Synonyms

• XCIII (Roman numeral equivalent).

Notes on Meaning

• This word functions exclusively as a numeral adjective. It does not have different meanings, idioms, or phrasal verbs associated with it, as its meaning is strictly numerical.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. being three more than ninety

Từ đồng nghĩa

• 93
• xciii