a sixteenth birthday.
An ounce is a sixteenth part of a pound.
An ounce is one sixteenth of a pound.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
six — six·ain; six·er; six·ern; six·foil; six·mo; six·pence; six·pen·ny; six·pen·ny·worth; six·some; six·teen·mo; six·ty·ish; six·ty·pen·ny; six; six·fold; six·teen; six·teenth; six·ti·eth; six·ty; six·ty·fold; … English syllables
teenth — june·teenth; ump·teenth; eigh·teenth; fif·teenth; four·teenth; nine·teenth; sev·en·teenth; six·teenth; thir·teenth; um·teenth; … English syllables
sixteenth — six·teenth … English syllables
sixteenth — six|teenth [ˌsıkˈsti:nθ] n one of sixteen equal parts of something … Dictionary of contemporary English
sixteenth — six|teenth [ ,sıks tinθ ] number 1. ) in the place or position counted as number 16: my sixteenth birthday 2. ) one of 16 equal parts of something: An ounce is one sixteenth of a pound … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
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
sixteenths — 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
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 note — six′teenth′ note n. mad a musical note having one sixteenth the time value of a whole note • Etymology: 1860–65 … From formal English to slang
sixteenth rest — six′teenth′ rest n. mus mad a rest equal in time value to a sixteenth note • Etymology: 1890–95 … From formal English to slang
