HyperDic: sixteenth

English > 3 senses of the word sixteenth:
NOUNrelationsixteenthposition 16 in a countable series of things
quantitysixteenth, one-sixteenth, sixteenth partone part in sixteen equal parts
ADJECTIVEallsixteenth, 16thcoming next after the fifteenth in position
sixteenth > pronunciation
Soundssihkstiy'nth; sih'kstiy'nth
Rhymeseighteenth ... umpteenth: 8 rhymes with iynth...
English > sixteenth: 3 senses > adjective 1
MeaningComing next after the fifteenth in position.
Synonym16th
BroaderordinalBeing or denoting a numerical order in a series
Spanishdecimosexto, dieciseisavo
Catalansetzè
English > sixteenth: 3 senses > noun 1, relation
MeaningPosition 16 in a countable series of things.
Broaderrankrelative status
Spanishdecimosexto, dieciseisavo
Catalansetzè
English > sixteenth: 3 senses > noun 2, quantity
MeaningOne part in sixteen equal parts.
Synonymsone-sixteenth, sixteenth part
Broadercommon fraction, simple fractionThe quotient of two integers

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