<noun.communication> he learned to write the numerals before he went to school [ adj ]
of or relating to or denoting numbers
<adj.pert> a numeral adjective
Numeral \Nu"mer*al\, a. [L. numeralis, fr. numerus number: cf. F. num['e]ral. See {Number}, n.] 1. Of or pertaining to number; consisting of number or numerals.
A long train of numeral progressions. --Locke.
2. Expressing number; representing number; as, numeral letters or characters, as X or 10 for ten.
Numeral \Nu"mer*al\, n. 1. A figure or character used to express a number; as, the Arabic numerals, 1, 2, 3, etc.; the Roman numerals, I, V, X, L, etc.
2. A word expressing a number.
The correct figures can be obtained by removing the leading numeral 3. The correct price for Cocoon's coats is Pounds 200.
A look through the directory of top government officials shows that this administration doesn't take a back seat to anybody in the Roman numeral department.
The new screwdriver, which was presented at the exhibit, is shaped like the numeral 8, with textured polypropylene where the handle widens.
Relatives, friends and a few people unknown to the victims stood next to 156 plastic foam hearts arranged to form the numeral 255. Each bore an artificial rose and a ribbon with a victim's name; flowers were laid at some of them.