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noughth

US/nɔtθ/

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noughth adjective: before the first; zeroth.

Adjective

noughth (not comparable)

  1. (rare) Before the first; zeroth.
    • By that, the value of the successive places, counting from right to left, being equal to the successive powers of the base, beginning with the noughth power, each figure in the combination is multiplied in value by the power of the base proper to its place, and the value of the whole is equal to...1860, The Atlantic Monthly, volume 5, page 130

Origin of noughth

From nought + -th (ordinal suffix).

Words formed from noughth

Phrases with noughth

Questions about noughth

What does noughth mean?
Noughth means before the first; zeroth.
What part of speech is noughth?
Noughth is an adjective.
How do you pronounce noughth?
Noughth is pronounced /nɔtθ/ (US).

Words near noughth in the dictionary

  1. nougaty
  2. nought
  3. nought withstanding
  4. nought-withstanding
  5. noughted
  6. noughth
  7. noughth week
  8. noughth weeks
  9. noughties
  10. noughting
  11. noughts

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