percentile

per·cen·tile

noun \pər-ˈsen-ˌtī(-ə)l\

Definition of PERCENTILE

: a value on a scale of 100 that indicates the percent of a distribution that is equal to or below it <a score in the 95th percentile>

Examples of PERCENTILE

1. His height and weight are in the 80th percentile for boys his age.

First Known Use of PERCENTILE

1885

Rhymes with PERCENTILE

Anglophile, country mile, cyclostyle, domicile, family style, Francophile, Gallophile, hypostyle, in denial, juvenile, projectile, rat-tail file, rank and file, single file, statute mile