fourths

Four equal parts

Fourths is the plural of fourth, indicating multiple instances of the ordinal position or the fraction.

In music, fourths are intervals spanning four notes of a scale: The melody moves in parallel fourths.

In everyday use: Three fourths of the class passed, She finished in the top fourths of every race.

fraction

numerator

Number being divided

piece · portion · divide · split · fractional · ratio · proportion · decimal · percentage · subdivision

musical-interval

interval

Duration between two points

  • tritoneSix-semitone musical interval
  • fifthFive's place in sequence
  • octaveEight-note interval

semitone · scale · pitch · harmony · chord · tuning · temperament · inversion · suspension · resolution

independence-day

fireworks

Explosive light displays

celebration · holiday · picnic · sparklers · flags · independence · summer · cookout · festivities

Categories
Opposites
ordinal/fractional sequence

fourthswholes

Complete unified amounts

halves · thirds · fifths · eighths · sixths

portion size

fourthswholes

Complete unified amounts

entireties · halves · totalities · hundredths · thousandths

Phrases
Family

fourth, fourthly

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G