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six·teenth  (sk-stnth)
n.
1. The ordinal number matching the number 16 in a series.
2. One of 16 equal parts.

six·teenth adv. & adj.

sixteenth [ˈsɪksˈtiːnθ]
adj
(Mathematics) (usually prenominal)
a.  coming after the fifteenth in numbering or counting order, position, time, etc.; being the ordinal number of sixteen: often written 16th
b.  (as noun) the sixteenth of the month
n
1. (Mathematics)
a.  one of 16 equal or nearly equal parts of something
b.  (as modifier) a sixteenth part
2. (Mathematics) the fraction that is equal to one divided by 16 (1/16)
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.sixteenthsixteenth - position 16 in a countable series of things
rank - relative status; "his salary was determined by his rank and seniority"
2.sixteenth - one part in sixteen equal parts
common fraction, simple fraction - the quotient of two integers
Adj.1.sixteenth - coming next after the fifteenth in position
ordinal - being or denoting a numerical order in a series; "ordinal numbers"; "held an ordinal rank of seventh"
Translations
sixteenth [ˈsɪksˈtiːnθ]
A. ADJdecimosexto
B. N (in series) → decimosexto/a m/f; (= fraction) → dieciseisavo m, decimosexta parte f
see fifth for usage

sixteenth [ˌsɪksˈtiːnθ]
adjseizième
the sixteenth edition of the dictionary → la seizième édition du dictionnaire
her sixteenth birthday → son seizième anniversaire
the sixteenth century → le seizième siècle
the sixteenth floor → le seizième étage
n
(gen)seizième mf
(= date) the sixteenth → le seize
the sixteenth of August → le seize août
(= fraction) → seizième m

sixteenth
adjsechzehnte(r, s); a sixteenth partein Sechzehntel nt; a sixteenth note (esp US Mus) → eine Sechzehntelnote, ein Sechzehntel nt
n
(= fraction)Sechzehntel nt; (in series) → Sechzehnte(r, s)
(= date) the sixteenthder Sechzehnte

sixteenth [ˌsɪksˈtiːnθ]
1. adjsedicesimo/a
2. n (in series) → sedicesimo/a; (fraction) → sedicesimo
for usage see fifth

sixteenth [ˌsɪksˈtiːnθ]
1. adjsedicesimo/a
2. n (in series) → sedicesimo/a; (fraction) → sedicesimo
for usage see fifth

sixteenth السادس عشر šestnáctý sekstende sechzehnter δέκατος έκτος decimosexto kuudestoista seizième šesnaesti sedicesimo 十六番目の 열여섯 번째의 zestiende sekstende szesnasty décimo sexto шестнадцатый sextonde ที่สิบหก onaltıncı thứ mười sáu 第十六


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Only one sixteenth of her was black, and that sixteenth did not show.
Still, it is by no means so large or so distant as you imagined it, -- for the fact is that, as it wriggles its way up this thread, which some spider has wrought along the window-sash, I find it to be about the sixteenth of an inch in its extreme length, and also about the sixteenth of an inch distant from the pupil of my eye.
The fragment of the Critias has given birth to a world-famous fiction, second only in importance to the tale of Troy and the legend of Arthur; and is said as a fact to have inspired some of the early navigators of the sixteenth century.
 
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