ordinal

Relating to a number that indicates position in a sequence (e.g., first, second, third).

• 🇫🇷Relatif à un nombre qui indique la position dans une séquence (par exemple, premier, deuxième, troisième). Se dit aussi de ce qui concerne l'ordre ou le rang.

1. Relating to taxonomic order C1 formal

   Pertaining to the classification of organisms into a taxonomic order.

   • The ordinal classification of insects is based on their wing structure.
   • Botanists study ordinal relationships among flowering plants.
   • This species belongs to a distinct ordinal group.

   🇫🇷relatif à l'ordre taxonomique

2. Denoting numerical order B2 formal

   Indicating a position or rank in a sequential order, such as first, second, third.

   • Ordinal numbers are used to describe the order of items in a list.
   • In the race, she finished in the first ordinal position.
   • The teacher explained the difference between cardinal and ordinal numbers.

   🇫🇷Ordinal (qui indique le rang)

   Synonymes: orderedorderingpositionalrankingsequential

   Antonymes: cardinal

• more ordinal comparative form
• most ordinal superlative form

A noun referring to a number that indicates position or rank in a sequential order, such as first, second, or third.

• 🇫🇷Nom désignant un nombre qui indique la position ou le rang dans un ordre séquentiel, par exemple premier, deuxième ou troisième.

1. Position in a sequence B1 formal

   A number that indicates the position or rank of an item in an ordered list, such as first, second, third, etc.

   • In the race, she finished in first place, which is an ordinal.
   • The teacher asked the students to write the ordinals for the top five finishers.
   • Ordinals are used to describe the order of items in a sequence.

   🇫🇷Nombre ordinal

   Synonymes: ordinal number

• ordinals plural form
• ordinals' possessive plural form
• ordinal's possessive singular form