sixteenth

American  

[siks-teenth] / ˈsɪksˈtinθ /

adjective

1. next after the fifteenth; being the ordinal number for 16.

2. being one of 16 equal parts.

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noun

1. a sixteenth part, especially of one (1/16).

2. the sixteenth member of a series.

3. Music.  sixteenth note.

Etymology

Origin of sixteenth

before 900; Middle English sixtenthe ( sixteen, -th ² ); replacing Middle English sixtenthe, sixtethe, Old English sixtēotha ( tithe )

Example Sentences

Indeed, Spanish steel might have conquered the New World in the sixteenth century, but its long rule over that vast region was facilitated by the appeal of a shared Christian religion.

From Salon

The biggest technical reason is the race is a sixteenth of a mile shorter than the Derby.

From Los Angeles Times

When Kelsey Barnard Clark won the sixteenth season of "Top Chef," set in Kentucky, she clinched victory with a dish that defied fine dining expectations: cornbread and buttermilk with crawfish, boiled peanuts, cucumber and watermelon.

From Salon

The 5-year-old mare ran just off the leader and then made her move with about a sixteenth of a mile to go and just got up at the wire.

From Los Angeles Times

A sixteenth child died on Sunday at a hospital in the southern city of Rafah, the Palestinian official news agency Wafa reported on Monday.

From BBC