sixteenth

ˌsɪksˈtiːnθ

Definition

Definition of sixteenth - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

orderthe position in a sequence that comes after the fifteenth

She finished in sixteenth place in the race..

ordinal

fractionone of sixteen equal parts of a whole

He divided the cake into sixteenths..

Adjective

numbersoccupying position number sixteen in a sequence

Her name was listed as the sixteenth entry on the document..

fractional partconstituting one of sixteen equal parts

He cut the cake into sixteenth pieces for everyone to share..

fractional

partitive

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Expressions with sixteenth

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sixteenth part

one part in sixteen equal parts

He ate a sixteenth part of the cake.

sixteenth note

musical note played for one-sixteenth of the duration of a whole note

In this composition, the sixteenth note is frequently used for a lively tempo..

Origin of sixteenth

Old English, siextēoþa (sixth + tenth)

Terms with sixteenth included in their meaning

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three o'clock

afternoon time

the start of the sixteenth hour of the day

seventeenth

adj.

order in series

coming next after the sixteenth in a series

sweet sixteen

celebration

girl's sixteenth birthday celebration

alphabet

sixteenth letter of the Greek alphabet

sweet 16

teen birthday

celebration for a girl's sixteenth birthday

mogul

history

Muslim ruler in India from the sixteenth to eighteenth centuries

Tudor

fashion

style of dress from sixteenth-century Britain

16th note

abbr.

abr: sixteenth note

music note lasting one sixteenth of a whole note

Examples of sixteenth in a sentence

The sixteenth chapter of the book was thrilling.
She ate a sixteenth of the chocolate bar.
A sixteenth of the land was allocated to each heir.
He finished in the sixteenth position in the race.
She divided the chocolate bar into sixteenth pieces.
The recipe called for a sixteenth of a teaspoon of salt.

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French:seizième, ...
German:Sechzehnte, sechzehnte, ...
Italian:sedicesimo, sedicesima, ...
Spanish:décimo sexto, dieciseisavo, ...
Portuguese:décimo sexto, ...
Chinese:第十六名, 第十六位的, ...
Japanese:16位, 16番目の, ...
Arabic:سادِس عَشَر, سدس عشر, ...
Hebrew:שִׁישָּׁה עָשָׂר, שִׁישָּׁה עָשָׂר, ...
Russian:шестнадцатое место, шестнадцатая, ...
Ukrainian:шістнадцяте місце, шістнадцятий, ...
Hindi:सोलहवाँ स्थान, सोलहवां, ...
Bengali:ষোড়শ স্থান, ষোড়শ, ...
Catalan:setzè, setzena, ...
Czech:šestnácté místo, šestnáctý, ...
Danish:sekstende, sekstendedel, ...
Dutch:zestiende, ...
Greek:δέκατος έκτος, δέκατη έκτη, ...
Hungarian:tizenhatodik hely, tizenhatod, ...
Khmer:ទីដប់ប្រាំមួយ, មួយភាគដប់ប្រាំមួយ, ...
Korean:열여섯 번째, 열여섯 번째의, ...
Persian:شانزدهم, شماره شانزده, ...
Polish:szesnasty, szesnasta część, ...
Portuguese (BR):décimo sexto, dezesseis avos, ...
Romanian:al șaisprezecelea, a șaisprezecea parte, ...
Swedish:sextonde plats, sextonde, ...
Thai:ลำดับที่สิบหก, ที่สิบหกในลำดับ, ...
Turkish:on altıncı sıra, on altıncı, ...
Vietnamese:thứ mười sáu, một phần mười sáu, ...

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