tenth

BrE /ˈtenθ/ AmE /ˈtenθ/

noun / ordinal_number en → es

1 ORDINAL NUMBER [noun] A2

the number or position that comes after ninth and before eleventh; the tenth item in a series

décimo, en décimo lugar

  • the tenth of something

Collocations tenth anniversary · tenth birthday

  • It was her tenth birthday.

    Era su décimo cumpleaños.

2 FRACTION [noun] B1

one of ten equal parts of something; a tenth part

un décimo, una décima parte

  • a tenth of something

Collocations tenth of the population · tenth of a mile

  • A tenth of the population is unemployed.

    Un décimo de la población está desempleada.