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or·di·nal

(ôr′dn-əl)

adj.

1. Being of a specified position in a numbered series: an ordinal rank of seventh.

2. Of or relating to a taxonomic order.

1. An ordinal number.

2. Ecclesiastical

a. A book of instructions for daily services.

b. A book of forms for ordination.

[Middle English ordinel, orderly, regular, from Late Latin ōrdinālis, ordinal, from Latin ōrdō, ōrdin-, order; see ar- in Indo-European roots. N., sense 2, from Middle English, from Medieval Latin ōrdināle, from Late Latin, neuter sing. of ōrdinālis, ordinal.]

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ordinal

(ˈɔːdɪnəl)

adj

1. (Mathematics) denoting a certain position in a sequence of numbers

2. (Biology) of, relating to, or characteristic of an order in biological classification

3. (Mathematics) short for ordinal number

4. (Ecclesiastical Terms) a book containing the forms of services for the ordination of ministers

5. (Roman Catholic Church) RC Church a service book

[C14: (in the sense: orderly): from Late Latin ordinalis denoting order or place in a series, from Latin ordō order]

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or•di•nal¹

(ˈɔr dn əl)

adj.

1. of or pertaining to an order, as of animals or plants.

2. of or pertaining to order, rank, or position in a series.

3. an ordinal number or numeral.

[1590–1600; < Late Latin ōrdinālis in order]

or′di•nal•ly, adv.

or•di•nal²

(ˈɔr dn əl)

n.

1. a directory of ecclesiastical services.

2. a book containing the forms for the ordination of priests, consecration of bishops, etc.

[1350–1400; Middle English < Medieval Latin ōrdinālis. See ordinal¹]

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Noun	1.	ordinal - the number designating place in an ordered sequence no., ordinal number number - a concept of quantity involving zero and units; "every number has a unique position in the sequence" number 1, first, number one - the first element in a countable series; "the first of the month"
Adj.	1.	ordinal - of or relating to a taxonomic order; "family and ordinal names of animals and plants"
	2.	ordinal - being or denoting a numerical order in a series; "ordinal numbers"; "held an ordinal rank of seventh" cardinal - being or denoting a numerical quantity but not order; "cardinal numbers"

Translations

تَرْتيبي

Ordnungszahl

nombre ordinal ordinal

raîtala

ordinale

kelintiniai skaitvardžiai

kārtas skaitlis

ordinal

sıra sayılar

序数

ordinal

[ˈɔːdɪnl]

A. ADJ → ordinal
ordinal number → número m ordinal

B. N → ordinal m

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ordinal

[ˈɔː^rdɪn^əl] n → ordinal mordinal number n → nombre m ordinal

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ordinal

(Math)

adj → Ordnungs-, Ordinal-

n → Ordnungs- or Ordinalzahl f, → Ordinale f (spec)

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ordinal

[ˈɔːdɪnl]

1. adj (number) → ordinale

2. n → (numero) ordinale m

ordinal

(ˈoːdinl) : ordinal numbers

the numbers which show order in a series ie first, second, third etc.

see also cardinal.

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