90

 Dictionary entry overview: What does 90 mean? 

• 90 (noun)
  The noun 90 has 1 sense:

1. the cardinal number that is the product of ten and nine

  Familiarity information: 90 used as a noun is very rare.

• 90 (adjective)
  The adjective 90 has 1 sense:

1. being ten more than eighty

  Familiarity information: 90 used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• 90 (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The cardinal number that is the product of ten and nine

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Synonyms:

90; ninety; XC

Hypernyms ("90" is a kind of...):

large integer (an integer equal to or greater than ten)

• 90 (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Being ten more than eighty

Synonyms:

90; ninety; xc

Similar:

cardinal (being or denoting a numerical quantity but not order)

 Context examples 

Also called Y 90 ibritumomab tiuxetan, Y 90 Zevalin, and yttrium Y 90 ibritumomab tiuxetan.

(IDEC-Y2B8, NCI Dictionary)

Coconut oil fatty acids also provided more than 90 percent repellency against mosquitoes—including Aedes aegypti, the mosquito that can transmit the Zika virus.

(Coconut Oil Compounds Repel Insects Better than DEET, U.S. Department of Agriculture)