140
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Definition
- Adjective: Being ten more than one hundred thirty; the cardinal number that is the product of ten and fourteen.
Usage
- This word is used as a numerical adjective to denote a specific quantity. It follows the standard rules for cardinal numbers in English.
- It can be written as the numeral "140" or the word "one hundred forty."
- It is used to modify nouns or to state a count.
Examples
- Adjective:
- The book has one hundred forty pages.
- A total of 140 people attended the conference.
- The recipe calls for one hundred forty grams of flour.
Advanced Usage
- Ordinal Form: The ordinal form is "one hundred fortieth" (140th), used to indicate position in a sequence.
- She finished in the one hundred fortieth place.
- In Measurements: Commonly used with units of measurement, time, money, and distance.
- The top speed is 140 miles per hour.
- The flight duration is one hundred forty minutes.
Variants and Related Words
- CXL: The Roman numeral for 140.
- One hundred forty: The word form.
- 140th: The symbolic form of the ordinal number.
Synonyms
- CXL (Roman numeral equivalent).
- One hundred and forty (an alternative, though sometimes considered less formal, word form).
Notes on Different Meanings
- As a cardinal number, "140" has only this quantitative meaning. It does not have idiomatic meanings or phrasal verbs.
- In specific contexts like social media, "140" might refer to a historical character limit (e.g., Twitter's original 140-character limit), but this is a contextual reference, not a definition of the number itself.
Adjective
- being ten more than one hundred thirty