Duodecimal

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Duodecimal \Du`o*dec"i*mal\, a. [L. duodecim twelve. See
     {Dozen}.]
     Proceeding in computation by twelves; expressed in the scale
     of twelves. -- {Du`o*dec"i*mal*ly}, adv.
     [1913 Webster]



From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Duodecimal \Du`o*dec"i*mal\, n.
     1. A twelfth part; as, the duodecimals of an inch.
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     2. pl. (Arch.) A system of numbers, whose denominations rise
        in a scale of twelves, as of feet and inches. The system
        is used chiefly by artificers in computing the superficial
        and solid contents of their work.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  duodecimal
       adj : based on twelve; "the duodecimal number system"