- sixteenth part
- nounone part in sixteen equal parts• Syn: ↑one-sixteenth, ↑sixteenth• Hypernyms: ↑common fraction, ↑simple fraction
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Sixteenth — Six teenth , a. [From {Sixteen}: cf. AS. sixte[ o]?a.] 1. Sixth after the tenth; next in order after the fifteenth. [1913 Webster] 2. Constituting or being one of sixteen equal parts into which anything is divided. [1913 Webster] {Sixteenth note} … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sixteenth note — Sixteenth Six teenth , a. [From {Sixteen}: cf. AS. sixte[ o]?a.] 1. Sixth after the tenth; next in order after the fifteenth. [1913 Webster] 2. Constituting or being one of sixteen equal parts into which anything is divided. [1913 Webster]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sixteenth — I noun 1. position 16 in a countable series of things • Hypernyms: ↑rank 2. one part in sixteen equal parts • Syn: ↑one sixteenth, ↑sixteenth part • Hypernyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
sixteenth — /siks teenth /, adj. 1. next after the fifteenth; being the ordinal number for 16. 2. being one of 16 equal parts. n. 3. a sixteenth part, esp. of one (1/16). 4. the sixteenth member of a series. 5. Music. See sixteenth note. [bef. 900; ME… … Universalium
sixteenth — six•teenth [[t]ˈsɪksˈtinθ[/t]] adj. 1) next after the fifteenth 2) being one of 16 equal parts 3) a sixteenth part, esp. of one (1/16) 4) the sixteenth member of a series • Etymology: 1350–1400 … From formal English to slang
sixteenth — /sɪksˈtinθ/ (say siks teenth) adjective 1. next after the fifteenth. 2. being one of sixteen equal parts. –noun 3. a sixteenth part, especially of one (¹⁄₁₆). 4. the sixteenth member of a series. {sixteen + th2} …
Sixteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution — The Sixteenth Amendment (Amendment XVI) of the United States Constitution was ratified on February 3, 1913. This Amendment overruled Pollock v. Farmers Loan Trust Co. (1895), which greatly limited the Congress s authority to levy an income tax.… … Wikipedia
Sixteenth Amendment — The amendment within the Constitution that gives Congress the power to collect taxes on income without apportioning it among the states. The Sixteenth Amendment was passed in 1909 and ratified in 1913. Before the ratification of the amendment,… … Investment dictionary
sixteenth — six teenth || ‚sɪk stɪËnθ n. number 16 in a series; one part of sixteen equal parts, 1/16 adj. next after the fifteenth; being one of 16 equal parts … English contemporary dictionary
one-sixteenth — noun one part in sixteen equal parts • Syn: ↑sixteenth, ↑sixteenth part • Hypernyms: ↑common fraction, ↑simple fraction … Useful english dictionary
