one eighth

/wʌn eɪtθ/
noun
  1. One of eight equal parts of a whole; 1/8.
    • She ate one-eighth of the pizza, leaving the rest for her friends.
    • He owns one-eighth of the company's shares.
    • The recipe calls for one-eighth of a cup of sugar.
adjective
  1. Being one of eight equal parts; equal to 1/8.
    • They measured a one-eighth inch gap between the boards.
    • The one-eighth portion of the land was set aside for a park.
    • A one-eighth scale model of the building was displayed at the fair.