What does sixteenth mean?
Sixteenth means The ordinal form of the number sixteen..
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/ˌsɪksˈtiːnθ/ · adjective
The ordinal form of the number sixteen..
[…] a pair of pauldrons with the light horizontal bar which in later years developed into the high neckguard of the sixteenth century; numbers of gauntlets, visors of helmets, and other pieces, the handling of which is a sheer joy […]
A sixteenth of 320 is 20.
Use sixteenth when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Sixteenth means The ordinal form of the number sixteen..
Common synonyms include ordinal, 16th.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
[…] a pair of pauldrons with the light horizontal bar which in later years developed into the high neckguard of the sixteenth century; numbers of gauntlets, visors of helmets, and other pieces, the handling of which is a sheer joy […]
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