noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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UK:/dɪˈnɒmɪneɪtə(ɹ)/
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1
noun
Meaning 1
The number or expression written below the line in a fraction (such as 2 in 1⁄2).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: arithmetic
Examples
common denominator
lowest common denominator
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
One who gives a name to something.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
the divisor of a fraction
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: divisor
Narrower terms: common denominator
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h1 Proto-Indo-European *déh1 Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē- Proto-Indo-European *h1nómn̥ Proto-Italic *nōmn̥ Latin nōmen Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh2yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h2tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin nōminō Latin dēnōminō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Late Latin dēnōminātorlbor. English denominator Learned borrowing from Late Latin dēnōminātor (“that which names”).
Across languages
Translations
53 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
قَاسِم
(qāsim)
— number or expression written below the line in a fraction
Arabic:
مَقَام
(maqām)
— number or expression written below the line in a fraction
Armenian:
հայտարար
(haytarar)
— number or expression written below the line in a fraction
Azerbaijani:
məxrəc
— number or expression written below the line in a fraction
Belarusian:
назо́ўнік
(nazównik)
— number or expression written below the line in a fraction
Bulgarian:
знамена́тел
(znamenátel)
— number or expression written below the line in a fraction
Catalan:
denominador
— number or expression written below the line in a fraction
Chinese Mandarin:
分母
(fēnmǔ)
— number or expression written below the line in a fraction
Czech:
jmenovatel
— number or expression written below the line in a fraction
Danish:
nævner
— number or expression written below the line in a fraction
Dutch:
noemer
— number or expression written below the line in a fraction
Esperanto:
denominatoro
— number or expression written below the line in a fraction
Esperanto:
nomanto
— number or expression written below the line in a fraction
Finnish:
nimittäjä
— number or expression written below the line in a fraction
French:
dénominateur
— number or expression written below the line in a fraction
Galician:
denominador
— number or expression written below the line in a fraction
Georgian:
მნიშვნელი
(mnišvneli)
— number or expression written below the line in a fraction
German:
Nenner
— number or expression written below the line in a fraction
Greek:
παρονομαστής
(paronomastís)
— number or expression written below the line in a fraction
Hebrew:
מְכַנֶה
(mekhané)
— number or expression written below the line in a fraction
Hungarian:
nevező
— number or expression written below the line in a fraction
Icelandic:
nefnari
— number or expression written below the line in a fraction
Indonesian:
penyebut
— number or expression written below the line in a fraction
Irish:
ainmneoir
— number or expression written below the line in a fraction
Italian:
denominatore
— number or expression written below the line in a fraction
Japanese:
分母
(bunbo)
— number or expression written below the line in a fraction
Khmer:
ភាគបែង
(phiək baeng)
— number or expression written below the line in a fraction
Korean:
분모
(bunmo)
— number or expression written below the line in a fraction
Latin:
dēnōminātor
— number or expression written below the line in a fraction
Lithuanian:
vardiklis
— number or expression written below the line in a fraction
Macedonian:
име́нител
(iménitel)
— number or expression written below the line in a fraction
Malay:
penyebut
— number or expression written below the line in a fraction
Māori:
tauraro
— number or expression written below the line in a fraction
Norwegian Bokmål:
nevner
— number or expression written below the line in a fraction
Norwegian Nynorsk:
nemnar
— number or expression written below the line in a fraction
Persian:
مخرج
(maxraj)
— number or expression written below the line in a fraction
Persian:
برخهنام
(barxe-nâm)
— number or expression written below the line in a fraction
Polish:
mianownik
— number or expression written below the line in a fraction
Portuguese:
denominador
— number or expression written below the line in a fraction
Romanian:
numitor
— number or expression written below the line in a fraction
Russian:
знамена́тель
(znamenátelʹ)
— number or expression written below the line in a fraction
Serbo-Croatian:
именилац
— number or expression written below the line in a fraction
Serbo-Croatian:
imenilac
— number or expression written below the line in a fraction
Serbo-Croatian:
nazivnik
— number or expression written below the line in a fraction
Slovak:
menovateľ
— number or expression written below the line in a fraction
Slovene:
imenovalec
— number or expression written below the line in a fraction
Spanish:
denominador
— number or expression written below the line in a fraction
Swedish:
nämnare
— number or expression written below the line in a fraction
Tagalog:
pamahagi
— number or expression written below the line in a fraction
Turkish:
payda
— number or expression written below the line in a fraction
Ukrainian:
знаме́нник
(znaménnyk)
— number or expression written below the line in a fraction
Vietnamese:
mẫu số
— number or expression written below the line in a fraction
Vietnamese:
mẫu
— number or expression written below the line in a fraction