'Eighth' definitions:
Definition of 'eighth'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Coming next after the seventh and just before the ninth in position [syn: eighth, 8th]
noun
Position eight in a countable series of things
noun
One part in eight equal parts [syn: one-eighth, eighth]
Definition of 'Eighth'
From: GCIDE
- Eighth \Eighth\ ([=a]tth), a. [AS. eahto[eth]a.]
- 1. Next in order after the seventh. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Consisting of one of eight equal divisions of a thing. [1913 Webster]
- Eighth note (Mus.), the eighth part of a whole note, or semibreve; a quaver. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Eighth'
From: GCIDE
- Eighth \Eighth\, n.
- 1. The quotient of a unit divided by eight; one of eight equal parts; an eighth part. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Mus.) The interval of an octave. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'eighth'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- contraoctave,
- double contraoctave,
- eightfold,
- four-foot octave,
- four-line octave,
- great octave,
- octadic,
- octagonal,
- octahedral,
- octal,
- octan,
- octaploid,
- octastyle,
- octave,
- octofid,
- octonary,
- octosyllabic,
- octuple,
- one-line octave,
- ottava,
- ottava alta,
- ottava bassa,
- small octave,
- subcontraoctave,
- tone row,
- two-foot octave,
- two-line octave