Definition of Number 1

1. Noun. The first element in a countable series. "The first of the month"

Exact synonyms: First, Number One
Generic synonyms: No., Ordinal, Ordinal Number

Lexicographical Neighbors of Number 1

nullomers
nulls
num
numb
numb(p)
numbat
numbats
numbed
numbedness
number
number-cruncher
number-crunchers
number-crunching
number-theoretical
number-theoretically
number 1 (current term)
number 2
number 2 pencil
number agreement
number cruncher
number crunchers
number crunching
number eight
number eights
number eleven
number field
number fields
number five
number fives
number four

Literary usage of Number 1

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Philippine Journal of Science by Philippines Bureau of Science (1908)
"November 15, rat number 1 which liad received two previous injections with African ... was again inoculated November 15 in the same manner as rat number 1. ..."

2. The Grammar of English Grammars: With an Introduction, Historical and by Goold Brown (1858)
"was, being, been; found in the indicative mood, imperfect tease, third person, and singular number. 1. A verb is a word that signifies to ..."

3. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1865)
"In number 1 severe morbid symptoms set in about a fortnight after infection. The animal became much emaciated and weak on its legs, the eyes were ..."

4. Plane and Spherical Trigonometry by Claude Irwin Palmer, Charles Wilbur Leigh (1916)
"Extract the square root of the number 1. Solution. The complex number 1 is plotted on the я-axis, one unit to the right of the origin. ..."

5. The Plant World by Plant World Association, Wild Flower Preservation Society (1915)
"Plant number 1 is then compared with plant number 2 as to their relative ... It is judged that plant number 1 is better. Accordingly in the space in the ..."

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