twelfth
adjective
next after the eleventh; being the ordinal number for 12.
twelfths
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pluralof twelfth.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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If there are two and a tenth waves or eleven twelfths of a wave of one note for every wave of another note, they don't fit together as well.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
It has three struts, each nine holes in length, half a hole in breadth, and five twelfths in thickness.
From The Ten Books on Architecture by Vitruvius Pollio
Divide the circle into sixths, then into twelfths.
From Philippine Mats Philippine Craftsman Reprint Series No. 1 by Hugo H. Miller
Indeed, eleven twelfths of the members were either dependents of the court, or zealous Cavaliers from the country.
From The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 2 by Thomas Babington Macaulay, Baron Macaulay
It should be given the thickness of seven twelfths of a hole.
From The Ten Books on Architecture by Vitruvius Pollio
