ventile

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noun

Any of the nineteen points that divide an ordered distribution into twenty parts, each containing one twentieth of the population.

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vigintile
OriginItalian venti ← Late Latin vĭnti ← Latin vīgintī →
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Meanings

ventile1

nounventile (plural ventiles)

plural ventiles

  1. mathematicsAny of the nineteen points that divide an ordered distribution into twenty parts, each containing one twentieth of the population.
  2. mathematicsAny one of the twenty groups so divided.

Ventile2

proper noun
  1. A waterproof and windproof cotton fabric.

Synonyms & antonyms

Similar
vigintile
Broader
quantile

Origin

ventile · noun

  1. Latinvīgintī
  2. Late Latinvĭnti
  3. Italianventi“twenty”
  4. Englishventile

From Italian venti (“twenty”), Late Latin vĭnti, from Latin vīgintī.

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Ventile · proper noun

Brand name.

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Translations

French vingtile
  • vingtileany of the nineteen points dividing a distribution into twenty parts

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

veinletvinelet
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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