ninth

IPA: nˈaɪnθ

The person or thing in the ninth position.
One of nine equal parts of a whole.
(music) The compound interval between any tone and the tone represented on the ninth degree of the staff above it, as between one of the scale and two of the octave above; the octave of the second, consisting of 13 or 14 semitones (called minor and major ninth).

Examples of "ninth" in Sentences

'' To score four runs in the ninth is a special win. ''
But what happened in the ninth is all part of the game.
The term ninth ward is one that catches peoples ears on cable and internet.
I was in ninth grade in 1980 and was not the target audience for most of these cartoons.
Teammate Rachel Flatt was in ninth, meaning the United States will again have just two women at next year's worlds.
I was in ninth grade that year, when he told my mother that he wanted to shoot pictures of me for a French magazine.
Seven of the nine are in Europe, one in the Middle East and, I am proud to say, the ninth is our own Canadian National Exhibition.
The authors also perceptively assess the intense collaboration between Isabel and Ruben Toledo, her artist-and-illustrator husband of 25 years (they met in ninth grade).
His twin ninth graders go to some of the most selective high schools in the city -- Bronx High School of Science and LaGuardia High School, also known as the "Fame" school.
Always a very passionate player, he allowed his emotions to build to a crescendo Saturday night, and while he still says it was not because of seeing his name ninth in the order, he did say, All the frustration came out.