| Fifth 1. (a.) Next in order after the fourth; -- the ordinal of five. 2. (a.) Consisting of one of five equal divisions of a thing. 3. (n.) The quotient of a unit divided by five; one of five equal parts; a fifth part. 4. (n.) The interval of three tones and a semitone, embracing five diatonic degrees of the scale; the dominant of any key. Thesaurus Entries consecutive intervals, decimalization, decimation, degree, diapason, diatessaron, diatonic interval, diatonic semitone, enharmonic diesis, enharmonic interval, fivefold, fourth, half step, halftone, interval, less semitone, melodic interval, note, octave, parallel octaves, pentad, pentadic, pentastyle, pentavalent, quinary, quincuncial, quinquefid, quinquennial, quinquepartite, quinquepartition, quinquesection, quintuple, quintuplicate, second, semitone, seventh, sextipartition, sixth, step, tenth, third, tithe, tone, unison interval, whole step |