sixtieth

ˈsɪkstiəθ

Definition

Definition of sixtieth - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

ordinal numberranked number 60 in a series

Her sixtieth birthday was a grand celebration..

sixty

Noun

orderperson or thing occupying position number sixty

She finished in the sixtieth place in the race.

fraction

Rare

one of sixty equal parts of a whole

Rare

He ate a sixtieth of the cake.

fraction

part

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Origin of sixtieth

Old English, sixtig (sixty) + -th (ordinal suffix)

Terms with sixtieth included in their meaning

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minutes

measurement

sixtieth of a degree of angular measurement

minute

measurement

unit of angle equal to one-sixtieth of a degree

arcminute

measurement

one sixtieth of a degree in angular measurement

arg.

abbr.

abr: arcsecond

angle unit equal to one sixtieth of an arcminute

minute of angle

measurement

angle one sixtieth of a degree used in shooting

abbr.

abr: second

unit of time equal to one sixtieth of a minute

Examples of sixtieth in a sentence

The sixtieth page of the book had a beautiful illustration.
He was the sixtieth to cross the finish line.
In the list, her name was the sixtieth.
He received a sixtieth of the inheritance.
A sixtieth of the pie was left.

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French:soixantième, 60e, ...
German:sechzigste, Sechzigster, ...
Italian:sessantesimo, ...
Spanish:número sesenta, una sesentava parte, ...
Portuguese:sexagésimo, parte de sessenta, ...
Chinese:第六十, 第六十名, ...
Japanese:60番目の, 60番目, ...
Arabic:السِّتُّون, سِتّون, ...
Hebrew:שִׁישִּׁים, הַשִּׁשִּׁים, ...
Russian:шестидесятый, шестидесятая позиция, ...
Ukrainian:шістдесятий, шістдесята частина, ...
Hindi:साठवाँ, साठवां, ...
Bengali:ষাটতম, ষাটতম স্থান, ...
Catalan:seixantè, seixantena posició, ...
Czech:šedesátý, šedesátina, ...
Danish:tresindstyvende, tresindstyvendedel, ...
Dutch:zestigste, nummer zestig, ...
Greek:εξηκοστός, εξηκοστή θέση, ...
Hungarian:hatvanadik, hatvanad, ...
Khmer:ទីហុកសិប, លំដាប់ទីហុកសិប, ...
Korean:예순 번째, 60분의 1, ...
Persian:شصتمین, یک شصتم, ...
Polish:sześćdziesiąty, sześćdziesiąte miejsce, ...
Portuguese (BR):sexagésimo, sessenta avos, ...
Romanian:al șaizecilea, locul șaizeci, ...
Swedish:sextionde, sextiondel, ...
Thai:ที่หกสิบ, ลำดับที่หกสิบ, ...
Turkish:altmışıncı, altmışta bir, ...
Vietnamese:thứ sáu mươi, vị trí thứ sáu mươi, ...

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Definition of sixtieth - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

Noun

Origin of sixtieth

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Terms with sixtieth included in their meaning

Examples of sixtieth in a sentence

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