Sixteenth
adjective
1.
next after the fifteenth; being the ordinal number for 16.
2.
being one of 16 equal parts.
noun
3.
a sixteenth part, especially of one (1/16).
4.
the sixteenth member of a series.
5.
Music. sixteenth note.
adjective
1.
(usually prenominal)
coming after the fifteenth in numbering or counting order, position, time, etc; being the ordinal number of sixteen: often written 16th
(as noun): the sixteenth of the month
noun
2.
one of 16 equal or nearly equal parts of something
(as modifier): a sixteenth part
3.
the fraction that is equal to one divided by 16 (1/16)
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