ORDINAL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does ordinal mean? 

• ORDINAL (noun)
  The noun ORDINAL has 1 sense:

1. the number designating place in an ordered sequence

  Familiarity information: ORDINAL used as a noun is very rare.

• ORDINAL (adjective)
  The adjective ORDINAL has 2 senses:

1. of or relating to a taxonomic order

2. being or denoting a numerical order in a series

  Familiarity information: ORDINAL used as an adjective is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ORDINAL (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The number designating place in an ordered sequence

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Synonyms:

no.; ordinal; ordinal number

Hypernyms ("ordinal" is a kind of...):

number (a concept of quantity involving zero and units)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "ordinal"):

first; number 1; number one (the first element in a countable series)

Derivation:

ordinal (being or denoting a numerical order in a series)

• ORDINAL (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to a taxonomic order

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Context example:

family and ordinal names of animals and plants

Pertainym:

order ((biology) taxonomic group containing one or more families)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Being or denoting a numerical order in a series

Context example:

held an ordinal rank of seventh

Similar:

120th; hundred-and-twentieth (the ordinal number of one hundred twenty in counting order)

45th; forty-fifth (the ordinal number of forty-five in counting order)

115th; hundred-and-fifteenth (the ordinal number of one hundred fifteen in counting order)

110th; hundred-and-tenth (the ordinal number of one hundred ten in counting order)

105th; hundred-and-fifth (the ordinal number of one hundred five in counting order)

101st; hundred-and-first (the ordinal number of one hundred one in counting order)

100th; centesimal; hundredth (the ordinal number of one hundred in counting order)

95th; ninety-fifth (the ordinal number of ninety-five in counting order)

90th; ninetieth (the ordinal number of ninety in counting order)

85th; eighty-fifth (the ordinal number of eighty-five in counting order)

80th; eightieth (the ordinal number of eighty in counting order)

75th; seventy-fifth (the ordinal number of seventy-five in counting order)

70th; seventieth (the ordinal number of seventy in counting order)

65th; sixty-fifth (the ordinal number of sixty-five in counting order)

64th; sixty-fourth (the ordinal number of sixty-four in counting order)

60th; sixtieth (the ordinal number of sixty in counting order)

55th; fifty-fifth (the ordinal number of fifty-five in counting order)

50th; fiftieth (the ordinal number of fifty in counting order)

49th; forty-ninth (the ordinal number of forty-nine in counting order)

48th; forty-eighth (the ordinal number of forty-eight in counting order)

47th; forty-seventh (the ordinal number of forty-seven in counting order)

46th; forty-sixth (the ordinal number of forty-six in counting order)

n-th; nth (last or greatest in an indefinitely large series)

180th; hundred-and-eightieth (the ordinal number of one hundred eighty in counting order)

quintillionth (the ordinal number of one quintillion in counting order)

quadrillionth (the ordinal number of one quadrillion in counting order)

trillionth (the ordinal number of one trillion in counting order)

billionth (the ordinal number of one billion in counting order)

millionth (the ordinal number of one million in counting order)

1000th; thousandth (the ordinal number of one thousand in counting order)

500th; five-hundredth (the ordinal number of five hundred in counting order)

400th; four-hundredth (the ordinal number of four hundred in counting order)

300th; three-hundredth (the ordinal number of three hundred in counting order)

200th; two-hundredth (the ordinal number of two hundred in counting order)

190th; hundred-and-ninetieth (the ordinal number of one hundred eighty-five in counting order)

125th; hundred-and-twenty-fifth (the ordinal number of one hundred twenty-five in counting order)

175th; hundred-and-seventy-fifth (the ordinal number of one hundred seventy-five in counting order)

170th; hundred-and-seventieth (the ordinal number of one hundred seventy in counting order)

165th; hundred-and-sixty-fifth (the ordinal number of one hundred sixty-five in counting order)

160th; hundred-and-sixtieth (the ordinal number of one hundred sixty in counting order)

155th; hundred-and-fifty-fifth (the ordinal number of one hundred fifty-five in counting order)

150th; hundred-and-fiftieth (the ordinal number of one hundred fifty in counting order)

145th; hundred-and-forty-fifth (the ordinal number of one hundred forty-five in counting order)

140th; hundred-and-fortieth (the ordinal number of one hundred forty in counting order)

135th; hundred-and-thirty-fifth (the ordinal number of one hundred thirty-five in counting order)

130th; hundred-and-thirtieth (the ordinal number of one hundred thirty in counting order)

10th; tenth (coming next after the ninth and just before the eleventh in position)

20th; twentieth (coming next after the nineteenth in position)

umpteenth; umptieth; umteenth (last in an indefinitely numerous series)

19th; nineteenth (coming next after the eighteenth in position)

18th; eighteenth (coming next after the seventeenth in position)

17th; seventeenth (coming next after the sixteenth in position)

16th; sixteenth (coming next after the fifteenth in position)

15th; fifteenth (coming next after the fourteenth and just before the sixteenth in position)

14th; fourteenth (coming next after the thirteenth in position)

13th; thirteenth (coming next after the twelfth in position)

12th; twelfth (coming next after the eleventh and just before the thirteenth in position)

11th; eleventh (coming next after the tenth and just before the twelfth in position)

21st; twenty-first (coming next after the twentieth in position)

9th; ninth (coming next after the eighth and just before the tenth in position)

8th; eighth (coming next after the seventh and just before the ninth in position)

7th; seventh (coming next after the sixth and just before the eighth in position)

6th; sixth (coming next after the fifth and just before the seventh in position)

5th; fifth (coming next after the fourth and just before the sixth in position)

4th; fourth; quaternary (coming next after the third and just before the fifth in position or time or degree or magnitude)

3rd; tertiary; third (coming next after the second and just before the fourth in position)

2d; 2nd; second (coming next after the first in position in space or time or degree or magnitude)

1st; first (indicating the beginning unit in a series)

zeroth (preceding even the first)

zero (indicating an initial point or origin)

32nd; thirty-second (the ordinal number of thirty-two in counting order)

43rd; forty-third (the ordinal number of forty-three in counting order)

42nd; forty-second (the ordinal number of forty-two in counting order)

41st; forty-first (the ordinal number of forty-one in counting order)

40th; fortieth (the ordinal number of forty in counting order)

39th; thirty-ninth (the ordinal number of thirty-nine in counting order)

38th; thirty-eighth (the ordinal number of thirty-eight in counting order)

37th; thirty-seventh (the ordinal number of thirty-seven in counting order)

36th; thirty-sixth (the ordinal number of thirty-six in counting order)

35th; thirty-fifth (the ordinal number of thirty-five in counting order)

34th; thirty-fourth (the ordinal number of thirty-four in counting order)

33rd; thirty-third (the ordinal number of thirty-three in counting order)

44th; forty-fourth (the ordinal number of forty-four in counting order)

31st; thirty-first (coming next after the thirtieth in position)

30th; thirtieth (coming next after the twenty-ninth in position)

29th; twenty-ninth (coming next after the twenty-eighth in position)

28th; twenty-eighth (coming next after the twenty-seventh in position)

27th; twenty-seventh (coming next after the twenty-sixth in position)

26th; twenty-sixth (coming next after the twenty-fifth in position)

25th; twenty-fifth (coming next after the twenty-fourth in position)

24th; twenty-fourth (coming next after the twenty-third in position)

23rd; twenty-third (coming next after the twenty-second in position)

22nd; twenty-second (coming next after the twenty-first in position)

Antonym:

cardinal (being or denoting a numerical quantity but not order)

Derivation:

ordinal (the number designating place in an ordered sequence)

 Context examples 

The ordinal direction halfway between west and north on a compass.

(Northwest, NCI Thesaurus)

The ordinal direction halfway between north and east.

(Northeast, NCI Thesaurus)

A 16 item ordinal scale that measures a patient's knowledge and experience in managing chronic cancer pain.

(City of Hope Mayday Pain Resource Center Patient Pain Questionnaire, NCI Thesaurus)

Ordinal of cardiac cycle within an acquisition.

(Beat Number, NCI Thesaurus/DICOM)