one-sixth

1. 1.

   one part in six equal parts

   Synonymssixth

   Broadercommon fraction

Questions about one-sixth

What does one-sixth mean?

one-sixth means "one part in six equal parts".

How many syllables are in one-sixth?

one-sixth has 3 syllables and divides as o-ne--sixth under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for one-sixth?

Close synonyms include sixth. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.