noun numeral
51Hebrew numerals — Numeral systems by culture Hindu Arabic numerals Western Arabic (Hindu numerals) Eastern Arabic Indian family Tamil Burmese Khmer Lao Mongolian Thai East Asian numerals Chinese Japanese Suzhou Korean Vietnamese …
52goose egg — noun a quantity of no importance it looked like nothing I had ever seen before reduced to nil all the work we had done we racked up a pathetic goose egg it was all for naught I didn t hear zilch about it • Syn: ↑nothing, ↑ …
53figure eight — noun 1. a knot having the shape of the numeral 8; tied in a rope that has been passed through a hole or pulley and that prevents the rope from coming loose • Syn: ↑figure of eight • Hypernyms: ↑knot 2. a skating figure that carves an 8 in the ice …
54measure word — noun A word or morpheme used in combination with a numeral to indicate the count of nouns, used especially in Asian languages. Syn: count word, counter, counter word, counting word, numeral classifier …
55Greek numerals — noun a) The words used to represent numbers in the Greek language. Cardinal numeral – the neuter form is used in counting; when describing number some decline for gender. b) A system of numerals represented by letters of the Greek alphabet. These …
56figure of eight — noun a knot having the shape of the numeral 8; tied in a rope that has been passed through a hole or pulley and that prevents the rope from coming loose • Syn: ↑figure eight • Hypernyms: ↑knot * * * noun see figure eight * * * 1. See …
57Dewey decimal classification — noun a system used by libraries to classify nonfictional publications into subject categories; the subject is indicated by a three digit numeral and further specification is given by numerals following a decimal point; publications are shelved by …
58number sign — noun : a sign # (as in #2 pencil and apartment #32) used before a numeral to denote number * * * a symbol (#) for number or numbered : item #8 on the list. Cf. hash mark, pound sign, space mark. * * * noun, pl ⋯ signs [count] US : ↑pound, 3 …
59figure eight — noun Date: 1748 something resembling the Arabic numeral eight in form or shape: as a. a small knot see knot illustration b. an embroidery stitch c. a dance pattern d. a skater s figure called also figure of eight …
60HTLV — noun Etymology: human T cell lymphotropic virus Date: 1980 any of several retroviruses often used with a number or Roman numeral to indicate the type …
