Definition of eight Eight

/ejˈt/ - [eyt] - eight

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What does eight mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: eights

eight - the cardinal number that is the sum of seven and one
  8, VIII, eighter, eighter from Decatur, octad, ogdoad, octonary, octet

Adjective

eight, eighter, eightest

eight - being one more than seven
  8, viii
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • eight (Noun)
    The digit/figure 8.
  • eight (Noun)
    Any of the four cards in a normal deck with the value eight.
  • eight (Noun)
    A light, narrow rowing boat , especially one used in competitive rowing, steered by a cox, in which a eight rowers each have two oars.
  • eight (Noun)
    A race in which such craft participate.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • eight (n.)
    An island in a river; an ait.
  • eight (a.)
    Seven and one; as, eight years.
  • eight (n.)
    The number greater by a unit than seven; eight units or objects.
  • eight (n.)
    A symbol representing eight units, as 8 or viii.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • eight
    The cardinal number occurring after seven and before nine, represented in Roman numerals as VIII, in Arabic numerals as 8.
  • eight
    The digit "8".
  • eight
    The eigth natural number (8).

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • eight
    āt, n. the cardinal number one above seven: the figure (8 or viii.) denoting eight.—adj. noting the number eight.—adjs. and ns. Eight′een, eight and ten, twice nine; Eight′eenmō, same as Octodecimo (q.v.); Eight′eenth, the ordinal number corresponding to eighteen.—n. Eight′foil (her.), an eight-leaved grass.—adjs. Eight′fold, eight times any quantity; Eighth, the ordinal number corresponding to eight.—n. an eighth part.—adv. Eighth′ly, in the eighth place.—adjs. and ns. Eight′ieth, the ordinal number corresponding to eighty; Eight′y, eight times ten, fourscore.—An eight, a crew of a rowing-boat, consisting of eight oarsmen; An eight-oar, or simply Eight, the boat itself; An eight days, a week; Figure of eight, a figure shaped like an 8 made in skating; Piece of eight, a Spanish coin; The eights, annual bumping boat-races which take place in the summer term in Oxford and Cambridge between the various colleges. [A.S. eahta; Ger. acht, L. octo, Gr. oktō.]

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  • The number eight is a natural number that comes after the number seven, but before the number nine.

    Math.

    In math, the number eight is an even number and a composite number. Eight is also a power of two, being 2 times itself 3 times.

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  • eight, noun, singular of eights.
  • eight, adjective.

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