vigesimal

1. 1.

   relating to or based on the number twenty

Questions about vigesimal

What does vigesimal mean?

vigesimal means "relating to or based on the number twenty".

How many syllables are in vigesimal?

vigesimal has 4 syllables: vi-ge-si-mal. The stress falls on "ge".

Is vigesimal a common word?

vigesimal is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.