plural tenths
ˈten(t)s 
ˈten(t)ths
ˈten(t)ths
1
: one that is number ten in a series
the tenth of February
She was the tenth in line.
see Table of Numbers
2
: one of ten equal parts of something
He sold the car for a tenth of its value.
3
a
: a musical interval embracing an octave and a third
b
: the tone at this interval
tenth
adjective or adverb
the tenth floor
the world's tenth largest company
Examples of tenth in a Sentence
He was tenth in line.
He traded stocks for one tenth their face value.
I only paid a tenth of what you did for that jacket.
Recent Examples on the Web
The storm, which is expected to drop between a tenth of an inch and a quarter of an inch of rain along the coast on Thursday with higher totals in the mountains and foothills, will move out of the region Friday, said Bryan Lewis, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Oxnard.
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Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2025
Chances of rain start after 10 p.m., with less than a tenth of an inch of rain expected overnight.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacramento Bee, 1 Mar. 2025
Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande (bottom row, tenth and eleventh from the left), fresh off a pair of nominations for the first part of Wicked, are of course sitting together and of course the center of attention in the photo.
—Zach Schonfeld, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2025
Total snow and sleet accumulations up to two inches and ice accumulations around one tenth of an inch.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 18 Feb. 2025
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Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2025
Chances of rain start after 10 p.m., with less than a tenth of an inch of rain expected overnight.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacramento Bee, 1 Mar. 2025
Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande (bottom row, tenth and eleventh from the left), fresh off a pair of nominations for the first part of Wicked, are of course sitting together and of course the center of attention in the photo.
—Zach Schonfeld, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2025
Total snow and sleet accumulations up to two inches and ice accumulations around one tenth of an inch.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 18 Feb. 2025
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“Tenth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tenth. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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