Definition of ordinal Ordinal
or•di•nal
We found 12 definitions of ordinal from 4 different sources.
Advertising
What does ordinal mean?
WordNet
Adjective |
||
| ordinal - being or denoting a numerical order in a series; "ordinal numbers"; "held an ordinal rank of seventh" | ||
| cardinal serving as an essential component; "a cardinal rule"; "the central cause of the problem"; "an example that was fundamental to the argument"; "computers are fundamental to modern industrial structure" | ||
| zero indicating the absence of any or all units under consideration; "a zero score" | ||
| zeroth preceding even the first | ||
| 1st, first ranking above all others; "was first in her class"; "the foremost figure among marine artists"; "the top graduate" | ||
| 2d, 2nd, second a part or voice or instrument or orchestra section lower in pitch than or subordinate to the first; "second flute"; "the second violins" | ||
| 3rd, tertiary, third coming next after the second and just before the fourth in position | ||
| 4th, fourth, quaternary coming next after the third and just before the fifth in position or time or degree or magnitude; "the quaternary period of geologic time extends from the end of the tertiary period to the present" | ||
| 5th, fifth coming next after the fourth and just before the sixth in position | ||
| 6th, sixth coming next after the fifth and just before the seventh in position | ||
| 7th, seventh coming next after the sixth and just before the eighth in position | ||
| 8th, eighth coming next after the seventh and just before the ninth in position | ||
| 9th, ninth coming next after the eighth and just before the tenth in position | ||
| 10th, tenth coming next after the ninth and just before the eleventh in position | ||
| 11th, eleventh coming next after the tenth and just before the twelfth in position | ||
| 12th, twelfth coming next after the eleventh and just before the thirteenth in position | ||
| 13th, thirteenth coming next after the twelfth in position | ||
| 14th, fourteenth coming next after the thirteenth in position | ||
| 15th, fifteenth coming next after the fourteenth and just before the sixteenth in position | ||
| 16th, sixteenth coming next after the fifteenth in position | ||
| 17th, seventeenth coming next after the sixteenth in position | ||
| 18th, eighteenth coming next after the seventeenth in position | ||
| 19th, nineteenth coming next after the eighteenth in position | ||
| umpteenth, umptieth, umteenth last in an indefinitely numerous series | ||
| 20th, twentieth coming next after the nineteenth in position | ||
| 21st, twenty-first coming next after the twentieth in position | ||
| 22nd, twenty-second coming next after the twenty-first in position | ||
| 23rd, twenty-third coming next after the twenty-second in position | ||
| 24th, twenty-fourth coming next after the twenty-third in position | ||
| 25th, twenty-fifth coming next after the twenty-fourth in position | ||
| 26th, twenty-sixth coming next after the twenty-fifth in position | ||
| 27th, twenty-seventh coming next after the twenty-sixth in position | ||
| 28th, twenty-eighth coming next after the twenty-seventh in position | ||
| 29th, twenty-ninth coming next after the twenty-eighth in position | ||
| 30th, thirtieth coming next after the twenty-ninth in position | ||
| 31st, thirty-first coming next after the thirtieth in position | ||
| 32nd, thirty-second the ordinal number of thirty-two in counting order | ||
| 33rd, thirty-third the ordinal number of thirty-three in counting order | ||
| 34th, thirty-fourth the ordinal number of thirty-four in counting order | ||
| 35th, thirty-fifth the ordinal number of thirty-five in counting order | ||
| 36th, thirty-sixth the ordinal number of thirty-six in counting order | ||
| 37th, thirty-seventh the ordinal number of thirty-seven in counting order | ||
| 38th, thirty-eighth the ordinal number of thirty-eight in counting order | ||
| 39th, thirty-ninth the ordinal number of thirty-nine in counting order | ||
| 40th, fortieth the ordinal number of forty in counting order | ||
| 41st, forty-first the ordinal number of forty-one in counting order | ||
| 42nd, forty-second the ordinal number of forty-two in counting order | ||
| 43rd, forty-third the ordinal number of forty-three in counting order | ||
| 44th, forty-fourth the ordinal number of forty-four in counting order | ||
| 45th, forty-fifth the ordinal number of forty-five in counting order | ||
| 46th, forty-sixth the ordinal number of forty-six in counting order | ||
| 47th, forty-seventh the ordinal number of forty-seven in counting order | ||
| 48th, forty-eighth the ordinal number of forty-eight in counting order | ||
| 49th, forty-ninth the ordinal number of forty-nine in counting order | ||
| 50th, fiftieth the ordinal number of fifty in counting order | ||
| 55th, fifty-fifth the ordinal number of fifty-five in counting order | ||
| 60th, sixtieth the ordinal number of sixty in counting order | ||
| 64th, sixty-fourth the ordinal number of sixty-four in counting order | ||
| 65th, sixty-fifth the ordinal number of sixty-five in counting order | ||
| 70th, seventieth the ordinal number of seventy in counting order | ||
| 75th, seventy-fifth the ordinal number of seventy-five in counting order | ||
| 80th, eightieth the ordinal number of eighty in counting order | ||
| 85th, eighty-fifth the ordinal number of eighty-five in counting order | ||
| 90th, ninetieth the ordinal number of ninety in counting order | ||
| 95th, ninety-fifth the ordinal number of ninety-five in counting order | ||
| 100th, hundredth, centesimal the ordinal number of one hundred in counting order | ||
| 101st, hundred-and-first the ordinal number of one hundred one in counting order | ||
| 105th, hundred-and-fifth the ordinal number of one hundred five in counting order | ||
| 110th, hundred-and-tenth the ordinal number of one hundred ten in counting order | ||
| 115th, hundred-and-fifteenth the ordinal number of one hundred fifteen in counting order | ||
| 120th, hundred-and-twentieth the ordinal number of one hundred twenty in counting order | ||
| 125th, hundred-and-twenty-fifth the ordinal number of one hundred twenty-five in counting order | ||
| 130th, hundred-and-thirtieth the ordinal number of one hundred thirty in counting order | ||
| 135th, hundred-and-thirty-fifth the ordinal number of one hundred thirty-five in counting order | ||
| 140th, hundred-and-fortieth the ordinal number of one hundred forty in counting order | ||
| 145th, hundred-and-forty-fifth the ordinal number of one hundred forty-five in counting order | ||
| 150th, hundred-and-fiftieth the ordinal number of one hundred fifty in counting order | ||
| 155th, hundred-and-fifty-fifth the ordinal number of one hundred fifty-five in counting order | ||
| 160th, hundred-and-sixtieth the ordinal number of one hundred sixty in counting order | ||
| 165th, hundred-and-sixty-fifth the ordinal number of one hundred sixty-five in counting order | ||
| 170th, hundred-and-seventieth the ordinal number of one hundred seventy in counting order | ||
| 175th, hundred-and-seventy-fifth the ordinal number of one hundred seventy-five in counting order | ||
| 180th, hundred-and-eightieth the ordinal number of one hundred eighty in counting order | ||
| 190th, hundred-and-ninetieth the ordinal number of one hundred eighty-five in counting order | ||
| 200th, two-hundredth the ordinal number of two hundred in counting order | ||
| 300th, three-hundredth the ordinal number of three hundred in counting order | ||
| 400th, four-hundredth the ordinal number of four hundred in counting order | ||
| 500th, five-hundredth the ordinal number of five hundred in counting order | ||
| 1000th, thousandth the ordinal number of one thousand in counting order | ||
| millionth the ordinal number of one million in counting order | ||
| billionth the ordinal number of one billion in counting order | ||
| trillionth the ordinal number of one trillion in counting order | ||
| quadrillionth the ordinal number of one quadrillion in counting order | ||
| quintillionth the ordinal number of one quintillion in counting order | ||
| ordinal - of or relating to a taxonomic order; "family and ordinal names of animals and plants" | ||
= synonym
= antonym
= related word
= antonym
= related word
Wiktionary 
- ordinal (Noun)
An ordinal number such as first, second and third. - ordinal (Noun)
A book used in the ordination of Anglican ministers, or in certain Roman Catholic services. - ordinal (Adjective)
Of a number, indicating position in a sequence. - ordinal (Adjective)
Of or relating to the groupings called orders.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- ordinal (a.)
Indicating order or succession; as, the ordinal numbers, first, second, third, etc. - ordinal (a.)
Of or pertaining to an order. - ordinal (n.)
A word or number denoting order or succession. - ordinal (n.)
The book of forms for making, ordaining, and consecrating bishops, priests, and deacons. - ordinal (n.)
A book containing the rubrics of the Mass.
Part of speech
🔤- ordinal, noun, singular of ordinals.
