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fourth
next after the third: her fourth helping of dessert
Not to be confused with:
forth – forward, as in back and forth; outward; onward: go forth and multiply
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fourth
(fôrth)n.
1. The ordinal number matching the number four in a series.
2. One of four equal parts.
3. Music
a. A tone four degrees above or below a given tone in a diatonic scale.
b. The interval between two such tones.
c. The harmonic combination of these tones.
d. The subdominant of a scale or key.
4. The transmission gear or gear ratio used to produce forward speeds next higher to those of third in a motor vehicle.
5. Fourth The Fourth of July; Independence Day. Used with the: went to a parade on the Fourth.
fourth adv. & adj.
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fourth
(fɔːθ)adj (usually prenominal)
1.
a. coming after the third in order, position, time, etc. Often written: 4th
b. (as noun): the fourth in succession.
2. (Automotive Engineering) denoting the fourth forward ratio of a gearbox in motor vehicles
n
3. (Music, other) music
a. the interval between one note and another four notes away from it counting inclusively along the diatonic scale
b. one of two notes constituting such an interval in relation to the other. See also perfect9, interval5, diminished2
4. (Automotive Engineering) the fourth forward ratio of a gearbox in a motor vehicle: he changed into fourth as soon as he had passed me.
5. (Mathematics) a less common word for quarter2
adv
after the third person, position, event, etc
sentence connector
as the fourth point: linking what follows with the previous statements, as in a speech or argument
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fourth
(fɔrθ, foʊrθ)adj.
1. next after the third; being the ordinal number for four.
2. being one of four equal parts.
3. pertaining to the gear transmission ratio at which the drive shaft speed is greater than that of third gear for a given engine crankshaft speed.
n. 4. a fourth part, esp. of one (¼).
5. the fourth member of a series.
6.
a. a musical interval encompassing four diatonic degrees.
b. a tone at this interval.
c. the harmonic combination of two tones a fourth apart.
7. fourth gear.
8. the Fourth, Independence Day; the Fourth of July.
adv. 9. in the fourth place; fourthly.
fourth′ly, adv.
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| Noun | 1. |  fourth - following the third position; number four in a countable seriesrank - relative status; "his salary was determined by his rank and seniority" |
| 2. |  fourth - one of four equal parts; "a quarter of a pound"common fraction, simple fraction - the quotient of two integers | |
| 3. | fourth - the musical interval between one note and another four notes away from it musical interval, interval - the difference in pitch between two notes | |
| Adj. | 1. |  fourth - 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"ordinal - being or denoting a numerical order in a series; "ordinal numbers"; "held an ordinal rank of seventh" |
| Adv. | 1. | fourth - in the fourth place; "fourthly, you must pay the rent on the first of the month" |
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Translations
الرابِعجُزء من أربَعَه ، رُبْعرابعرَابِع
čtvrtýčtvrtina
fjerdefjerdedel
kvara
neljäs
četvrti
negyedik
fjórîifjórîi hluti
四番目の
네 번째의
ketvirtaketvirtas
patrapatrulea
štvrtý
četrtičetrtina
fjärdefyra
อันดับที่สี่
dördüncüdörtte biri1/44.üncü
thứ tư
fourth
[fɔːθ]A. ADJ → cuarto
B. N
2. (US) (= fraction) → cuarto m, cuarta parte f
3. (Aut) (also fourth gear) → cuarta f (velocidad)
4. (Mus) → cuarta f
C. CPD fourth dimension N → cuarta dimensión f
the fourth estate N (hum) → el cuarto poder, la prensa
fourth note N (US) (Mus) → cuarta f
see fifth for usage
the fourth estate N (hum) → el cuarto poder, la prensa
fourth note N (US) (Mus) → cuarta f
see fifth for usage
FOURTH OF JULY
El 4 de julio, Día de la Independencia (Independence Day), es la fiesta nacional más importante de Estados Unidos y se celebra para conmemorar el aniversario de la Declaración de Independencia en 1776. Como una auténtica fiesta de cumpleaños del país, las celebraciones presentan un marcado carácter patriótico y la bandera nacional ondea en las casas de muchos norteamericanos, a la vez que tienen lugar acontecimientos públicos por todo el país, con fuegos artificiales, desfiles y comidas en el campo.
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fourth
[ˈfɔːrθ]Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
fourth
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[fɔːθ]Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
four
(foː) noun1. the number or figure 4.
2. the age of 4.
adjective1. 4 in number.
2. aged 4.
four- having four (of something). a four-man team.
fourth noun1. one of four equal parts.
2. (also adjective) the last of four (people, things etc); the next after the third.
ˈfoursome noun a group of four people, especially for playing games, eg golf. We'll play in a foursome.
ˈfour-year-old noun a person or animal that is four years old.
adjective (of a person, animal or thing) that is four years old.
on all fours on hands and knees. He went up the steep path on all fours.
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fourth
→ رَابِع čtvrtý fjerde vierter τέταρτος cuarto neljäs quatrième četvrti quarto 四番目の 네 번째의 vierde fjerde czwarty quarto четвертый fjärde อันดับที่สี่ dördüncü thứ tư 第四Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
fourth
n cuarta parte, cuarto; a fourth of the patients..una cuarta parte de los pacientesEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.