eighth

From Middle English eiȝtthe, from Old English eahtoþa, from Proto-Germanic *ahtudô.

• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: ātth, IPA^(key): /eɪtθ/
• (General American) enPR: ātth, āth, IPA^(key): /eɪtθ/, /eɪθ/

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• Rhymes: -eɪtθ, -eɪθ

eighth

1. The ordinal form of the number eight.

• 8th, 8^th; (in names of monarchs and popes) VIII

eighth (plural eighths)

1. The person or thing in the eighth position.
2. One of eight equal parts of a whole.
3. (slang) An eighth of an ounce, or approximately 3.5 grams, of marijuana or other drugs.

• (person or thing in the eighth position): eighth one
• (One of eight equal parts): ⅛, henry (for an eighth of an ounce of marijuana in the UK)

• (One of eight equal parts): epogoon (a number greater by a ratio of 1⅛)

eighth (third-person singular simple present eighths, present participle eighthing, simple past and past participle eighthed)

1. to divide by eight
   • 2013 Raindance Producers' Lab Lo-To-No Budget Filmmaking page 31

     The first step is to eighth the script out. See figure 3.6 overleaf. Eighthing a script is subjective.

• Height, height, highte