fifth
Noun · AdjectiveWordNet 3.0
Noun (4)
- a quantity of liquor equal to one fifth of a United States gallon
- position five in a countable series of things“he was fifth out of several hundred runners”
- one part in five equal partsSynonyms: one-fifthfifth parttwenty percent
- the musical interval between one note and another five notes away from it
Adjective (1)
- coming next after the fourth and just before the sixth in positionSynonyms: 5th
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
1.Next in order after the fourth; -- the ordinal of five. [1913 Webster]
2.Consisting of one of five equal divisions of a thing. [1913 Webster]
Fifth monarchy men (Hist.), a fanatical sect in England, of the time of the commonwealth, who maintained that there would be a fifth universal monarchy, during which Christ would reign on earth a thousand years.
Fifth wheel, a horizontal wheel or segment above the fore axle of a carriage and beneath the body, forming an extended support to prevent careening. [1913 Webster]
1.The quotient of a unit divided by five; one of five equal parts; a fifth part. [1913 Webster]
2.(Mus.) The interval of three tones and a semitone, embracing five diatonic degrees of the scale; the dominant of any key. [1913 Webster]
Free On-line Dictionary of Computing
An enhanced version of FORTH. M.S. Dissertation, Cliff Click <cliff@cs.rice.edu>, Texas A&M, 1985. Available from the Software Construction Co, (409)696-5432.