Definition
Definition of thirty-second - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
fractionTECH. one of thirty-two equal parts of a wholeTECH.
- He ate a thirty-second of the cake.
Adjective
1.
mathematicsordinal number for position 32 in a sequence
- She finished in the thirty-second place.
2.
timeRare lasting for a duration of thirty secondsRare
- The thirty-second commercial was very effective.
Expressions with thirty-second
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musical note lasting one thirty-second of a whole note
The pianist played a rapid series of thirty-second notes.
one part in thirty-two equal parts
He ate a thirty-second part of the cake.
Origin of thirty-second
Old English, þrītig (thirty) + second (ordinal number)
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musical note lasting one thirty-second of a whole note
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musical note lasting one thirty-second of a whole note
Examples of thirty-second in a sentence
A thirty-second of the pizza was left for him. He was the thirty-second person to sign the petition. The thirty-second chapter of the book was thrilling. The thirty-second pause felt like an eternity. He gave a thirty-second summary of the event.
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- French:trente-deuxième, de trente secondes, ...
- German:Zweiunddreißigstel, zweiunddreißigster, ...
- Italian:trentaduesimo, di trenta secondi, ...
- Spanish:treintaidosavo, trigésimo segundo, ...
- Portuguese:trinta e dois avos, trigésimo segundo, ...
- Chinese:三十二分之一, 第32位的, ...
- Japanese:32分の1, 第32の, ...
- Arabic:واحد على اثنين وثلاثين, الثاني والثلاثون, ...
- Hebrew:אֶחָד חֶלְקֵי שְׁלוֹשִׁים וּשְׁתַּיִם, שְׁלוֹשִׁים וּשְׁנַיִים, ...
- Russian:тридцать вторая часть, тридцать второй, ...
- Ukrainian:тридцять друга, тридцять другий, ...
- Hindi:बत्तीसवाँ हिस्सा, बत्तीसवां, ...
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