- twelfth parts
- adj.zwölftel adj.
English-german dictionary. 2013.
English-german dictionary. 2013.
twelfth — [twelfth] adj. [ME twelfthe < OE twelfta: see TWELVE & TH2] 1. preceded by eleven others in a series; 12th 2. designating any of the twelve equal parts of something n. 1. the one following the eleventh 2 … English World dictionary
twelfth — ► ORDINAL NUMBER 1) constituting number twelve in a sequence; 12th. 2) (a twelfth/one twelfth) each of twelve equal parts into which something is or may be divided. 3) Music an interval spanning an octave and a fifth in the diatonic scale. 4)… … English terms dictionary
twelfth — /twelfth/, adj. 1. next after the eleventh; being the ordinal number for 12. 2. being one of 12 equal parts. n. 3. a twelfth part, esp. of one (1/12). 4. the twelfth member of a series. [bef. 900; ME twelfthe, twelfte, OE twelfta, equiv. to twelf … Universalium
twelfth — [ twelfθ ] number 1. ) in the place or position counted as number 12: the twelfth of the month 2. ) one of 12 equal parts of something: An inch is one twelfth of a foot … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Twelfth — Twelfth, a. [For twelft, OE. twelfte, AS. twelfta. See {Twelve}.] 1. Next in order after the eleventh; coming after eleven others; the ordinal of twelve. [1913 Webster] 2. Consisting, or being one of, twelve equal parts into which anything is… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Twelfth — Twelfth, n. 1. The quotient of a unit divided by twelve; one of twelve equal parts of one whole. [1913 Webster] 2. The next in order after the eleventh. [1913 Webster] 3. (Mus.) An interval comprising an octave and a fifth. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
twelfth — [twelfθ] n [: Old English; Origin: twelfta, from twelf; TWELVE] one of twelve equal parts of something … Dictionary of contemporary English
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