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Meanings of one-eighth in English

Portuguese
oitavo

One part in eight equal parts.

oitavo
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Examples for "eighth"
Examples for "eighth"
1
But I could risk going down as far as the eighth level.
Shadow prowler
2
Next month the eighth annual Maths Week will take place throughout Ireland.
The Irish Times
3
Home prices in China declined for the eighth straight month in May.
Reuters
4
Miss B., the eighth case is the only well-adjuste case she cites.
The new yorker
5
It was the eighth time this season Young has scored 40-plus points.
Reuters
Usage of one-eighth in English
1
This was about one-eighth of the entire area given out in seigneuries.
The Seigneurs of Old Canada : A Chronicle of New World Feudalism
2
Mix well; roll on a floured board one-eighth to one-sixteenth inch thick.
Everyday Foods in War Time
3
One-sixth or one-eighth of the men were voters, the rest were disfranchised.
Unitarianism in America: A History of its Origin and Development
4
In this State there are two and one-eighth women to every man.
Elbow-Room: A Novel Without a Plot
5
The backing is floated with pitch say one-eighth of an inch thick.
On Laboratory Arts
6
A number of women proposed once each, of whom one-eighth were widows.
Amusements in Mathematics
7
Its diameter was one-eighth of an inch, its length about forty-eight inches.
Hunting with the Bow & Arrow
8
Yeah, you get to see her pussy for one-eighth of a second.
Love All The People
9
The graveyard in Zermatt occupies only about one-eighth of an acre.
A Tramp Abroad
10
The canoe was one-eighth of an inch in thickness, and weighed fifty-eight pounds.
Voyage of the Paper Canoe / A Geographical Journey of 2500 Miles...
11
Out crops upon the Rand mark a general advance of one-sixteenth to one-eighth.
A Duet, with an Occasional Chorus
12
The copper electrode should have about one-eighth inch surface on the contact point.
The Traveling Engineers' Association to Improve the Locomotive E...
13
Some parts were at least one-eighth of an inch in thickness.
Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 419 / Volume 17, New Series, J...
14
Kingfisher's stripped-down fleet of 12 aircraft is one-eighth of Jet's capacity.
Reuters
15
Of the round, one-twelfth is waste, and of the porterhouse one-eighth.
Practical Suggestions for Mother and Housewife
16
Dip in cold water, peel and slice into one-eighth to one-quarter inch slices.
Every Step in Canning: The Cold-Pack Method
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Translations for one-eighth
Portuguese
oitavo
One-eighth through the time