one-eighth

Slice of eight

One-eighth is the fraction 1/8, representing one of eight equal parts of a whole.

In measurements, it commonly appears in cooking one-eighth teaspoon of salt and in inches cut one-eighth of an inch off the top.

The hyphenated form functions as both noun and adjective: a one-eighth share of the estate.

measurement

teaspoon

Small spoon or measure

inch · mile · acre · portion · quantity · recipe · cooking · baking · dosage · serving

fraction

denominator

Fraction's bottom number

percentage · proportion · ratio · segment · part · piece · subdivision · division · quotient · half

slice

wedge

Tapered splitting tool

pie · pizza · cake · wheel · round · cutting · serving · portion · divide

musical

quaver

Unsteady vocal sound

  • beatRhythmic pulse or strike
  • rhythmPatterned stress and silence
  • tempoRate of musical performance

duration · rest · notation · measure · bar · syncopation · subdivision · time-signature · pulse · metronome

share

stake

Sharpened post or share

estate · dividend · allotment · partner · co-owner · split · distribution · equity · interest · claim

Categories
Opposites
fractional magnitude

one-eighthseven-eighths

0.875 as fraction

whole · entirety · three-quarters · majority · one-quarter

absolute size/scale

one-eighthhuge

Extremely large in size

gigantic · large · enormous · vast · massive

Family

one, fifth, eight, fourth, ones, twelfth, eighth, hundredth, sixteenth

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