denominator

D2E1N1O1M3I1N1A1T1O1R1
UK/dɪˈnɒmɪneɪtə(ɹ)/

noun

The number or expression written below the line in a fraction (such as 2 in ½).

“common denominator”

OriginLate Latin dēnōminātor ← Latin dēnōminō ← Proto-Italic *nōmn̥ →
Less commonScrabble 14
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

noundenominator (plural denominators)

plural denominators

  1. arithmeticThe number or expression written below the line in a fraction (such as 2 in ½).

    common denominator

    1 more example

    lowest common denominator

  2. One who gives a name to something.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*de
  2. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  3. Proto-Italic*dē
  4. Latindē
  5. Latindē-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₁nómn̥
  7. Proto-Italic*nōmn̥
  8. Latinnōmen
  9. Latinnōminō
  10. Latindēnōminō
  11. Late Latindēnōminātor
  12. Englishdenominator

Learned borrowing from Late Latin dēnōminātor (“that which names”).

More words from Late Latin

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Arabic قَاسِم, مَقَام
  • قَاسِم (qāsim)number or expression written below the line in a fraction
  • مَقَام (maqām)number or expression written below the line in a fraction
Bulgarian знамена́тел
  • знамена́тел (znamenátel)number or expression written below the line in a fraction
Catalan denominador
  • denominadornumber or expression written below the line in a fraction
Chinese Mandarin 分母
  • 分母 (fēnmǔ)number or expression written below the line in a fraction
Czech jmenovatel
  • jmenovatelnumber or expression written below the line in a fraction
Danish nævner
  • nævnernumber or expression written below the line in a fraction
Dutch noemer
  • noemernumber or expression written below the line in a fraction
Esperanto denominatoro, nomanto
  • denominatoronumber or expression written below the line in a fraction
  • nomantonumber or expression written below the line in a fraction
Estonian nimetaja
  • nimetajanumber or expression written below the line in a fraction
Finnish nimittäjä
  • nimittäjänumber or expression written below the line in a fraction
French dénominateur
  • dénominateurnumber or expression written below the line in a fraction
German Nenner
  • Nennernumber or expression written below the line in a fraction
Greek παρονομαστής
  • παρονομαστής (paronomastís)number or expression written below the line in a fraction
Hebrew מְכַנֶה
  • מְכַנֶה (mekhané)number or expression written below the line in a fraction
Hungarian nevező
  • nevezőnumber or expression written below the line in a fraction
Icelandic nefnari
  • nefnarinumber or expression written below the line in a fraction
Indonesian penyebut
  • penyebutnumber or expression written below the line in a fraction
Irish ainmneoir
  • ainmneoirnumber or expression written below the line in a fraction
Italian denominatore
  • denominatorenumber or expression written below the line in a fraction
Japanese 分母
  • 分母 (bunbo)number or expression written below the line in a fraction
Korean 분모
  • 분모 (bunmo)number or expression written below the line in a fraction
Latin dēnōminātor
  • dēnōminātornumber or expression written below the line in a fraction
Lithuanian vardiklis
  • vardiklisnumber or expression written below the line in a fraction
Malay penyebut
  • penyebutnumber or expression written below the line in a fraction
Māori tauraro
  • tauraronumber or expression written below the line in a fraction
Norwegian Bokmål nevner
  • nevnernumber or expression written below the line in a fraction
Persian مخرج, برخهنام
  • مخرج (maxraj)number or expression written below the line in a fraction
  • برخهنام (barxe-nâm)number or expression written below the line in a fraction
Polish mianownik
  • mianowniknumber or expression written below the line in a fraction
Portuguese denominador
  • denominadornumber or expression written below the line in a fraction
Romanian numitor
  • numitornumber or expression written below the line in a fraction
Russian знамена́тель
  • знамена́тель (znamenátelʹ)number or expression written below the line in a fraction
Slovak menovateľ
  • menovateľnumber or expression written below the line in a fraction
Spanish denominador
  • denominadornumber or expression written below the line in a fraction
Swedish nämnare
  • nämnarenumber or expression written below the line in a fraction
Tagalog pamahagi
  • pamahaginumber or expression written below the line in a fraction
Turkish payda
  • paydanumber or expression written below the line in a fraction
Ukrainian знаме́нник
  • знаме́нник (znaménnyk)number or expression written below the line in a fraction
Vietnamese mẫu số, mẫu
  • mẫu sốnumber or expression written below the line in a fraction
  • mẫunumber or expression written below the line in a fraction

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

minodronatenonmediator
Cite this entry
APA

denominator. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/denominator

MLA

“denominator.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/denominator. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “denominator,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/denominator.

Source: denominator on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.