sixteenth
[ siks-teenth ]
/ ˈsɪksˈtinθ /
adjective
next after the fifteenth; being the ordinal number for 16.
being one of 16 equal parts.
noun
a sixteenth part, especially of one (1/16).
the sixteenth member of a series.
Music.
sixteenth note.
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British Dictionary definitions for sixteenth
sixteenth
/ (ˈsɪksˈtiːnθ) /
adjective
(usually prenominal)
- coming after the fifteenth in numbering or counting order, position, time, etc; being the ordinal number of sixteen: often written 16th
- (as noun)the sixteenth of the month
noun
- one of 16 equal or nearly equal parts of something
- (as modifier)a sixteenth part
the fraction that is equal to one divided by 16 (1/16)