Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A quarter; a fourth part.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun one of four equal parts
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Examples
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The four-inch screen, meanwhile, is a 960-by-540 QHD display, QHD being an acronym for Quarter High Definition one-fourth the amount of pixels of a 1080p television.
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed Chad Sapieha 2011
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The four-inch screen, meanwhile, is a 960-by-540 QHD display, QHD being an acronym for Quarter High Definition one-fourth the amount of pixels of a 1080p television.
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed Chad Sapieha 2011
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At first, about one-fourth of all white men in the South were excluded from suffrage.
A Renegade History of the United States Thaddeus Russell 2010
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He reckons that one-fourth of his compositions have yet to be performed publicly.
Peter Christian Hall: The International Street Cannibals' Spicy Chamber Music Peter Christian Hall 2010
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The Tufts University's Global Development and Environment Institute estimated that a $12 trillion a year hit to the world's economy from global warming could be avoided by conservation measures at one-fourth the cost.
Edward Flattau: Do-nothings Edward Flattau 2010
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At a 2 mile radius, there's only one-fourth of the concentration there is at one mile.
In Japan, Let's Stop Sweating The Small (Nuclear) Stuff 2011
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He reckons that one-fourth of his compositions have yet to be performed publicly.
Peter Christian Hall: The International Street Cannibals' Spicy Chamber Music Peter Christian Hall 2010
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No doubt the motive is right: India has one-fourth of the world's hungry poor, according to United Nations statistics.
India Can't Get the Food Right Wrong Harsh Joshi 2011
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The Tufts University's Global Development and Environment Institute estimated that a $12 trillion a year hit to the world's economy from global warming could be avoided by conservation measures at one-fourth the cost.
Edward Flattau: Do-nothings Edward Flattau 2010
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The Tufts University's Global Development and Environment Institute estimated that a $12 trillion a year hit to the world's economy from global warming could be avoided by conservation measures at one-fourth the cost.
Edward Flattau: Do-nothings Edward Flattau 2010
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