ordinal

(noun, adjective)

adjective

1. of or relating to a taxonomic order

- family and ordinal names of animals and plants

2. being or denoting a numerical order in a series

- ordinal numbers

- held an ordinal rank of seventh

Similar word(s): zero, zeroth, first, second, tertiary, third, fourth, quaternary, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth, tenth, eleventh, twelfth, thirteenth, fourteenth, fifteenth, sixteenth, seventeenth, eighteenth, nineteenth, umpteenth, umptieth, umteenth, twentieth, thirtieth, fortieth, fiftieth, sixtieth, seventieth, eightieth, ninetieth, centesimal, hundredth, thousandth, millionth, billionth, trillionth, quadrillionth, quintillionth, nth

noun

1. the number designating place in an ordered sequence

Definition categories: quantity, number

Sentences with ordinal as a noun:

- The most common numerals in Latin, as in English, are the "cardinals"...and the "ordinals"... — F. M. Wheelock, Wheelock’s Latin, 6th ed. revised (2005), p97