tenθ n. & adj. --n. 1
the position in a
sequence corresponding to the
number 10 in the sequence 1-10. 2
something occupying
this position. 3
one of
ten equal parts of a
thing. 4 Mus. a an
interval or chord spanning an
octave and a
third in the
diatonic scale. b a
note separated
from another by this interval. --adj.
that is the tenth. øtenth-rate of extremely
poor quality. øøtenthly adv. [ME tenthe, alt. of OE teogotha]