Fifth — may refer to: * One fifth, a quintile, or 20% of a certain amount * The fifth in a series, or four after the first * 1st Battalion 5th Marines * In the United States, the Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution especially as in the… … Wikipedia
fifth — /fifth/ or, often, /fith/, adj. 1. next after the fourth; being the ordinal number for five. 2. being one of five equal parts. 3. Auto. of, pertaining to, or operating at the gear transmission ratio at which the drive shaft speed is greater than… … Universalium
fifth — [fifth] adj. [ME fifte < OE fifta < fif, FIVE] 1. preceded by four others in a series; 5th 2. designating any of the five equal parts of something n. 1. the one following the fourth 2. any of the five equal parts of something; 1/ 5 … English World dictionary
fifth — ► ORDINAL NUMBER 1) constituting number five in a sequence; 5th. 2) (a fifth/one fifth) each of five equal parts into which something is or may be divided. 3) Music an interval spanning five consecutive notes in a diatonic scale, in particular… … English terms dictionary
Fifth — Fifth, a. [OE. fifte, fifthe, AS. f[=i]fta. See {Five}.] 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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Fifth — Fifth, n. 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] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
fifth — fifth; fifth·ly; … English syllables
fifth|ly — «FIHFTH lee», adverb. in the fifth place … Useful english dictionary
Fifth C — Infobox Company company name = Fifth C company type = Incorporated company foundation = 2001 location = Bangalore, Singapore, London revenue = Confidential industry = Analytics, Business Intelligence, Knowledge Process Outsourcing products =… … Wikipedia
fifth — n. & adj. n. 1 the position in a sequence corresponding to that of the number 5 in the sequence 1 5. 2 something occupying this position. 3 the fifth person etc. in a race or competition. 4 any of five equal parts of a thing. 5 Mus. a an interval … Useful english dictionary
