Definition

1. Adjective:

   • Coming next after the eighth and just before the tenth in position: Used to describe something in the ordinal position number nine in a sequence.

2. Noun:

   • One part in nine equal parts: A fraction equal to one of nine equal parts of a whole.
   • Position nine in a countable series of things: The item, person, or element occupying the number nine spot in an ordered list.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:

  • She finished in ninth place in the race.
  • We are celebrating our ninth wedding anniversary.

• Noun (Fraction):

  • Approximately one ninth of the population was affected.
  • Cut the pie into ninths so everyone gets an equal share.

• Noun (Ordinal Position):

  • The ninth of the month is a public holiday.
  • He was the ninth to arrive at the meeting.

Advanced Usage

• "The ninth inning": In baseball, the final regular inning of a standard game.

  • The home team scored the winning run in the bottom of the ninth.

• "A ninth chord": In music, a chord that includes the interval of a ninth above the root.

  • The jazz piece featured a complex progression with a dominant ninth chord.

Variants and Related Words

• Ninthly (adverb): Used to introduce the ninth point in a list.
  • Ninthly, we must consider the long-term environmental impact.

Synonyms

• 9th (adj, n): The numeric or symbolic representation.
• Penultimate before the tenth (adj): A descriptive phrase for the position.

Related Phrases

• "On cloud nine": An idiom meaning to be extremely happy or euphoric. (Note: This idiom uses the cardinal number "nine," not the ordinal "ninth," but is a common phrase associated with the number).
  • After receiving the promotion, she was on cloud nine.

Adjective

1. coming next after the eighth and just before the tenth in position

Noun

1. one part in nine equal parts
2. position nine in a countable series of things
   • going into the ninth they were a run ahead