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one-fourth

one-fourth numeral: one of four equal parts (1/4, ¼, 0.25). Also the ellipsis of one-fourth pad paper.

Numeral

one-fourth

  1. One of four equal parts (1/4, ¼, 0.25).
    • California state Sen. Hannah-Beth Jackson told The Wall Street Journal last month when the legislation passed that “one-fourth of California’s publicly traded companies still do not have a single woman on their board, despite numerous independent studies that show companies with women on their...2018 September 30, Julia Carpenter and Jackie Wattles, “California has a new law: No more all-male boards”, in CNN Business
    Synonyms:
    one-quarter

Also used as

one-fourth is also the ellipsis of one-fourth pad paper.

one-fourth meaning in Tamil and Malayalam

one-fourth in Tamil

¼ — see also quarter
கால் kāl

one-fourth in Malayalam

¼ — see also quarter
കാൽ kāl

Synonyms of one-fourth

Forms of one-fourth

alternative formone fourth

Questions about one-fourth

What does one-fourth mean?
One-fourth means one of four equal parts (1/4, ¼, 0.25).
What is one-fourth in Tamil?
One-fourth in Tamil is கால் (kāl). See One-fourth meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is one-fourth?
One-fourth is a numeral.

Words near one-fourth in the dictionary

  1. one-flowered wintergreen
  2. one-footed
  3. one-for-one
  4. one-form
  5. one-forms
  6. one-fourth
  7. one-gallus
  8. one-gallused
  9. one-half
  10. one-half crosswise
  11. one-half lengthwise

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