Tenth
noun
The one in the tenth position or location in a series.
She was the tenth person to arrive at the meeting.
Often appears as...
- tenth position
- tenth grade
adjective
Being number ten in a countable series.
This is my tenth time visiting this museum.
Often appears as...
- tenth time
- tenth year
fraction
One part in ten equal parts.
I ate a tenth of the pizza.
Often appears as...
- a tenth of
- a tenth part
music
An interval spanning ten concurrent notes in a diatonic scale.
The choir harmonized in tenths.
Often appears as...
- harmonize in tenths
- sing in tenths
Usage tips
Technical
noun
The one in the tenth position or location in a series.
She was the tenth person to arrive at the meeting.
Often appears as...
- tenth position
- tenth grade
adjective
Being number ten in a countable series.
This is my tenth time visiting this museum.
Often appears as...
- tenth time
- tenth year
fraction
One part in ten equal parts.
I ate a tenth of the pizza.
Often appears as...
- a tenth of
- a tenth part
music
An interval spanning ten concurrent notes in a diatonic scale.
The choir harmonized in tenths.
Often appears as...
- harmonize in tenths
- sing in tenths
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/2Ordinal Use
Use 'tenth' to describe the order of things relative to others.
His birthday is on the tenth of June.
Pro Tip 2/2Sequential Events
'Tenth' can describe a position in a sequence, like in competitions or lists.
She finished in tenth place at the race.
Pro Tip 1/2Ordinal Use
Use 'tenth' to describe the order of things relative to others.
His birthday is on the tenth of June.
Pro Tip 2/2Sequential Events
'Tenth' can describe a position in a sequence, like in competitions or lists.
She finished in tenth place at the race.
Pro Tip 1/2Ordinal Use
Use 'tenth' to describe the order of things relative to others.
His birthday is on the tenth of June.
Pro Tip 2/2Sequential Events
'Tenth' can describe a position in a sequence, like in competitions or lists.
She finished in tenth place at the race.
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It’s time to embrace our...
the bottom line shows is the relationship between income levels and density across America the most dense tenth of America's counties have income levels that are 50 percent higher than the least dense half of America's counties this is a common fact throughout the world that urbanization is associated with prosperity and indeed
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Why do we see illusions?...
To understand the rest of the story, you have to understand that our brains are slow. What you would like is that when light hits your eye, then -- ping! -- immediately you have a perception of what the world is like. But it doesn't work that way. It takes about a tenth of a second for your perception to be created.
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How algorithms shape our...
everybody go into whatever car they want everybody wants to go the tenth floor goes into car two and everybody wants to go the third floor goes into car five and the problem with that is is that people freak out people panic and you see why right you see why it's because the elevator is missing some important
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Jeff Hancock: 3 types of...
That diagonal line is the truth line. If their dot's on it, they were telling exactly the truth. Now, as you see, most of the little dots are below the line. What it means is all the guys were lying about their height. In fact, they lied about their height about nine tenths of an inch,
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What the discovery of...
converting three Suns' worth of stuff into pure energy in a tenth of a second. For that brief moment in time, the glow was brighter than all the stars in all the galaxies in all of the known Universe. It was a very
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What is dust made of? -...
Less than a tenth the size of an ant, a dust mite’s whole world is contained in the dusty film under a bed or in a forgotten corner. This realm is right under our noses, but from our perspective,
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Josh Giegel: Super...
without turbulence, for a fraction of the energy consumption, about one tenth, to be precise, of an aircraft. And that's important, because we, as humans, have an innate need for speed.
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A coral reef love story...
Every bit of habitat we preserve, every tenth of a degree of warming we prevent, really does matter. Thankfully, I'm not motivated by hope, but rather a desire to be useful.
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ONE HOUR of Amazing...
a dog's brain is one tenth the size of ours but the part that controls smell is 40 times larger even the river normally a lifeline for the animals has almost disappeared
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Hypnotic Earth PIPE...
what do we know about life on Earth how many species are we aware of a tenth of them a hundredth perhaps what do we know about the bonds that link them
Video examples
It’s time to embrace our...
the bottom line shows is the relationship between income levels and density across America the most dense tenth of America's counties have income levels that are 50 percent higher than the least dense half of America's counties this is a common fact throughout the world that urbanization is associated with prosperity and indeed
Video examples
Why do we see illusions?...
To understand the rest of the story, you have to understand that our brains are slow. What you would like is that when light hits your eye, then -- ping! -- immediately you have a perception of what the world is like. But it doesn't work that way. It takes about a tenth of a second for your perception to be created.
Video examples
How algorithms shape our...
everybody go into whatever car they want everybody wants to go the tenth floor goes into car two and everybody wants to go the third floor goes into car five and the problem with that is is that people freak out people panic and you see why right you see why it's because the elevator is missing some important
Video examples
Jeff Hancock: 3 types of...
That diagonal line is the truth line. If their dot's on it, they were telling exactly the truth. Now, as you see, most of the little dots are below the line. What it means is all the guys were lying about their height. In fact, they lied about their height about nine tenths of an inch,
Video examples
What the discovery of...
converting three Suns' worth of stuff into pure energy in a tenth of a second. For that brief moment in time, the glow was brighter than all the stars in all the galaxies in all of the known Universe. It was a very
Video examples
What is dust made of? -...
Less than a tenth the size of an ant, a dust mite’s whole world is contained in the dusty film under a bed or in a forgotten corner. This realm is right under our noses, but from our perspective,
Video examples
Josh Giegel: Super...
without turbulence, for a fraction of the energy consumption, about one tenth, to be precise, of an aircraft. And that's important, because we, as humans, have an innate need for speed.
Video examples
A coral reef love story...
Every bit of habitat we preserve, every tenth of a degree of warming we prevent, really does matter. Thankfully, I'm not motivated by hope, but rather a desire to be useful.
Video examples
ONE HOUR of Amazing...
a dog's brain is one tenth the size of ours but the part that controls smell is 40 times larger even the river normally a lifeline for the animals has almost disappeared
Video examples
Hypnotic Earth PIPE...
what do we know about life on Earth how many species are we aware of a tenth of them a hundredth perhaps what do we know about the bonds that link them
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John Lewis
American Politician
When I was 15 years old and in the tenth grade, I heard of Martin Luther King, Jr. Three years later, when I was 18, I met Dr. King and we became friends. Two years after that I became very involved in the civil rights movement. I was in college at that time. As I got more and more involved, I saw politics as a means of bringing about change.
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W. E. B. Du Bois
American Writer
The Negro race, like all races, is going to be saved by its exceptional men. The problem of education, then, among Negroes must first of all deal with the Talented Tenth; it is the problem of developing the Best of this race that they may guide the Mass away from the contamination and death of the Worst, in their own and other races.
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Kerry Greenwood
Australian Author
I research every possible bit of information I can find. Then I use about a tenth of it. But I have to know all the information first; otherwise, I'm not going to convince myself, and if I can't convince myself, then I'm not going to convince the reader.
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Barber Conable
American Politician
Women do two thirds of the world's work. Yet they earn only one tenth of the world's income and own less than one percent of the world's property. They are among the poorest of the world's poor.
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Julia Roberts
American Actress
If all you have to offer is a look that is supposed to be appealing, the you are going to be paid attention to about a tenth as long as you would be if when you speak you are interesting.
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Gayle Lynds
American Author
The common wisdom is that only about 1 percent of a novelist's research ends up in his or her book. In my experience, it's even less - closer to a tenth of a percent.
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Antoine Rivarol
French Journalist
Of every ten persons who talk about you, nine will say something bad, and the tenth will say something good in a bad way.
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Groucho Marx
American Comedian
I wish to be cremated. One tenth of my ashes shall be given to my agent, as written in our contract.
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James Worthy
American Athlete
I started getting letters from college in the tenth grade.
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Anatole France
French Novelist
Nine tenths of education is encouragement.
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John Lewis
American Politician
When I was 15 years old and in the tenth grade, I heard of Martin Luther King, Jr. Three years later, when I was 18, I met Dr. King and we became friends. Two years after that I became very involved in the civil rights movement. I was in college at that time. As I got more and more involved, I saw politics as a means of bringing about change.
Quote examples
W. E. B. Du Bois
American Writer
The Negro race, like all races, is going to be saved by its exceptional men. The problem of education, then, among Negroes must first of all deal with the Talented Tenth; it is the problem of developing the Best of this race that they may guide the Mass away from the contamination and death of the Worst, in their own and other races.
Quote examples
Kerry Greenwood
Australian Author
I research every possible bit of information I can find. Then I use about a tenth of it. But I have to know all the information first; otherwise, I'm not going to convince myself, and if I can't convince myself, then I'm not going to convince the reader.
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Barber Conable
American Politician
Women do two thirds of the world's work. Yet they earn only one tenth of the world's income and own less than one percent of the world's property. They are among the poorest of the world's poor.
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Julia Roberts
American Actress
If all you have to offer is a look that is supposed to be appealing, the you are going to be paid attention to about a tenth as long as you would be if when you speak you are interesting.
Quote examples
Gayle Lynds
American Author
The common wisdom is that only about 1 percent of a novelist's research ends up in his or her book. In my experience, it's even less - closer to a tenth of a percent.
Quote examples
Antoine Rivarol
French Journalist
Of every ten persons who talk about you, nine will say something bad, and the tenth will say something good in a bad way.
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Groucho Marx
American Comedian
I wish to be cremated. One tenth of my ashes shall be given to my agent, as written in our contract.
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James Worthy
American Athlete
I started getting letters from college in the tenth grade.
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Anatole France
French Novelist
Nine tenths of education is encouragement.
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