What does one-twelfth mean?

one-twelfth means "one part in twelve equal parts".

How many syllables are in one-twelfth?

one-twelfth has 3 syllables and divides as o-ne--twelfth 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-twelfth?

Close synonyms include twelfth, twelfth part, duodecimal. 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.

Is one-twelfth a common word?

one-twelfth is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

One-twelfth — meaning and 3 synonyms

noun

1 senseA person, place, thing, quality or idea.

1.
one part in twelve equal parts
Synonymstwelfth twelfth part duodecimal
Broadercommon fraction

Questions about one-twelfth

What does one-twelfth mean?: one-twelfth means "one part in twelve equal parts".
How many syllables are in one-twelfth?: one-twelfth has 3 syllables and divides as o-ne--twelfth 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.

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