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 and divides as vi-ge-si-mal 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.

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.