8th

Before the ninth

Eighth, the ordinal form of eight.

It indicates position number eight in a sequence: the 8th grade, August 8th, her 8th birthday.

An eighth is also one of eight equal parts: an 8th of an ounce.

music

note

Short written record

degree · tone · pitch · step · harmony · melody · chord · measure · beat · bar

ordinal

position

Location or stance

  • rankingOrdered position assignment
  • sequenceOrdered succession of elements
  • seriesOrdered set of related items

placement · order · succession · lineup · standing · rank · spot · place · finish · tier

military

division

Splitting into parts

corps · army · infantry · cavalry · artillery · squadron · company · unit · formation · detachment

amendment

constitution

Inherent physical or structural makeup

cruel · unusual · prohibition · founding · ratification · legal · protection · constitutional · bill

Categories
Opposites
ordinal vs. cardinal number type

8theight

Number after seven

8 · cardinal number · cardinal

position in sequence

8th1st

Earliest in order

first · last · final · 2nd · second

Phrases
Family

eighth, eighteenth, eightieth

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G