sixteenth
/ˌsɪksˈtiːnθ/ adjective, noun
Forms sixteenths
- adjective The ordinal form of the number sixteen.
- noun One of sixteen equal parts of a whole. “A sixteenth of 320 is 20.”
Synonyms
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English sixtenthe, sixtethe, from Old English sixtēoþa, equivalent to sixteen + -th.
Webster’s 1913
- adjective Sixth after the tenth; next in order after the fifteenth.
- adjective Constituting or being one of sixteen equal parts into which anything is divided. Sixteenth note (Mus.), the sixteenth part of a whole note; a semiquaver.
- noun The quotient of a unit divided by sixteen; one of sixteen equal parts of one whole.
- noun The next in order after the fifteenth; the sixth after the tenth.
Etymology [From Sixteen: cf. AS. sixteó.]
Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “sixteenth”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details