Definition of Ordinal

1. Adjective. Of or relating to a taxonomic order. "Family and ordinal names of animals and plants"

Partainyms: Order

2. Noun. The number designating place in an ordered sequence.
Exact synonyms: No., Ordinal Number
Generic synonyms: Number
Specialized synonyms: First, Number 1, Number One

3. Adjective. Being or denoting a numerical order in a series. "Held an ordinal rank of seventh"
Similar to: Zero, Zeroth, 1st, First, 2d, 2nd, Second, 3rd, Tertiary, Third, 4th, Fourth, Quaternary, 5th, Fifth, 6th, Sixth, 7th, Seventh, 8th, Eighth, 9th, Ninth, 10th, Tenth, 11th, Eleventh, 12th, Twelfth, 13th, Thirteenth, 14th, Fourteenth, 15th, Fifteenth, 16th, Sixteenth, 17th, Seventeenth, 18th, Eighteenth, 19th, Nineteenth, Umpteenth, Umptieth, Umteenth, 20th, Twentieth, 21st, Twenty-first, 22nd, Twenty-second, 23rd, Twenty-third, 24th, Twenty-fourth, 25th, Twenty-fifth, 26th, Twenty-sixth, 27th, Twenty-seventh, 28th, Twenty-eighth, 29th, Twenty-ninth, 30th, Thirtieth, 31st, Thirty-first, 32nd, Thirty-second, 33rd, Thirty-third, 34th, Thirty-fourth, 35th, Thirty-fifth, 36th, Thirty-sixth, 37th, Thirty-seventh, 38th, Thirty-eighth, 39th, Thirty-ninth, 40th, Fortieth, 41st, Forty-first, 42nd, Forty-second, 43rd, Forty-third, 44th, Forty-fourth, 45th, Forty-fifth, 46th, Forty-sixth, 47th, Forty-seventh, 48th, Forty-eighth, 49th, Forty-ninth, 50th, Fiftieth, 55th, Fifty-fifth, 60th, Sixtieth, 64th, Sixty-fourth, 65th, Sixty-fifth, 70th, Seventieth, 75th, Seventy-fifth, 80th, Eightieth, 85th, Eighty-fifth, 90th, Ninetieth, 95th, Ninety-fifth, 100th, Centesimal, Hundredth, 101st, Hundred-and-first, 105th, Hundred-and-fifth, 110th, Hundred-and-tenth, 115th, Hundred-and-fifteenth, 120th, Hundred-and-twentieth, 125th, Hundred-and-twenty-fifth, 130th, Hundred-and-thirtieth, 135th, Hundred-and-thirty-fifth, 140th, Hundred-and-fortieth, 145th, Hundred-and-forty-fifth, 150th, Hundred-and-fiftieth, 155th, Hundred-and-fifty-fifth, 160th, Hundred-and-sixtieth, 165th, Hundred-and-sixty-fifth, 170th, Hundred-and-seventieth, 175th, Hundred-and-seventy-fifth, 180th, Hundred-and-eightieth, 190th, Hundred-and-ninetieth, 200th, Two-hundredth, 300th, Three-hundredth, 400th, Four-hundredth, 500th, Five-hundredth, 1000th, Thousandth, Millionth, Billionth, Trillionth, Quadrillionth, Quintillionth, N-th, Nth
Antonyms: Cardinal

Definition of Ordinal

1. a. Indicating order or succession; as, the ordinal numbers, first, second, third, etc.

2. n. A word or number denoting order or succession.

Definition of Ordinal

1. Adjective. Of a number, indicating position in a sequence. ¹

2. Noun. An ordinal number such as first, second and third. ¹

3. Noun. A book used in the ordination of Anglican ministers, or in certain Roman Catholic services ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Ordinal

1. a number designating position in a series [n -S]

Medical Definition of Ordinal

1. 1. A word or number denoting order or succession. 2. The book of forms for making, ordaining, and consecrating bishops, priests, and deacons. 3. A book containing the rubrics of the Mass. Alternative forms: ordinale. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ordinal

ordering out
orderings
orderless
orderlessness
orderlies
orderliness
orderlinesses
orderly
orderly sergeant
orders
orders of magnitude
orders of operations
orders out
ordinability
ordinable
ordinal (current term)
ordinal-number
ordinal adjective
ordinal direction
ordinal indicator
ordinal indicators
ordinal number
ordinal numbers
ordinal rank
ordinal scale
ordinal scales
ordinal variable
ordinal variables
ordinale
ordinalism

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