English Explanatory Dictionary

ordinal

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Indicating position in a sequence.
  2. Pertaining to a taxon at the rank of order.
  3. Intercardinal.
noun
  1. An ordinal number such as first, second and third.
  2. A book used in the ordination of Anglican ministers, or in certain Roman Catholic services
  3. A unique serial number assigned to a satoshi based on its position in the blockchain.

Pronunciation

/ˈɔː.dɪ.nəl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-ordinal.wav /ˈɔɹ.dɪ.nəl/ /ˈoː.dɪ.nəl/

Word forms

ordinal ordinals

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ōrdinālis, adjective formed from noun ōrdō (“order”), + adjective suffix -ālis.

Derived words

biordinal disordinal extraordinal infraordinal interordinal intraordinal nonordinal ordinal adjective ordinal date ordinal direction ordinal indicator ordinalism ordinality ordinally ordinal number ordinal numeral ordinal rank ordinal scale ordinal variable subordinal supraordinal superordinal limit ordinal p-adic ordinal
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