or·di·nal /ˈɔrdnəl, ˈɔrdṇəl/
序數(a.)順序的,依次的
ordinal
序數的
ordinal
序數
Or·di·nal a.
1. Indicating order or succession; as, the ordinal numbers, first, second, third, etc. Contrasted to cardinal.
2. Of or pertaining to an order.
Or·di·nal, n.
1. A word or number denoting order or succession.
2. Ch. of Eng. The book of forms for making, ordaining, and consecrating bishops, priests, and deacons.
3. R. C. Ch. A book containing the rubrics of the Mass. [Written also ordinale.]
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ordinal
adj 1: of or relating to a taxonomic order; "family and ordinal
names of animals and plants"
2: being or denoting a numerical order in a series; "ordinal
numbers"; "held an ordinal rank of seventh" [ant: cardinal]
n : the number designating place in an ordered sequence [syn: ordinal
number, no.]