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
The latch is seven twelfths of a hole in length and one quarter in thickness.
From The Ten Books on Architecture by Vitruvius Pollio
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
The highest note, so to speak, in circulation represents this last area; but all calculations are made in staltau, or twelfths thereof.
From Across the Zodiac by Percy Greg
The windlass cup is two and seven twelfths holes long, two thirds of a hole thick, and three quarters broad.
From The Ten Books on Architecture by Vitruvius Pollio
