one-fourth

numeral

One of four equal parts (1/4, ¼, 0.25).

Meanings

numeral

alternative one fourth

  1. One of four equal parts (1/4, ¼, 0.25).
    1 more example

    California state Sen. Hannah-Beth Jackson told The Wall Street Journal last month when the legislation passed that “one-fourth of California’s publicly traded companies still do not have a single woman on their board, despite numerous independent studies that show companies with women on their board are more profitable and productive.”

    2018 September 30, Julia Carpenter and Jackie Wattles, “California has a new law: No more all-male boards”, in CNN Business

    Synonyms: one-quarter

nounone-fourth (uncountable)

alternative one fourth

  1. PhilippinesabbreviationellipsisuncountableEllipsis of one-fourth pad paper (“a one-fourth of standard size sheet of pad paper typically used by students for school quizzes”).

Synonyms & antonyms

numeralOne of four equal parts (1/4, ¼, 0.25).

More synonyms by meaning

nounone of four equal parts

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Finnish neljäsosa
  • neljäsosa¼ — see also quarter
Polish jedna czwarta
  • jedna czwarta¼ — see also quarter
Swahili robo
  • robo¼ — see also quarter
Tamil கால்
  • கால் (kāl)¼ — see also quarter
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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