sixteenth

BrE /ˈsɪkstənθ/ AmE /ˈsɪkstənθ/

adjective en → es

1 ORDINAL NUMBER [attributive / predicative] B1

the ordinal number that comes after fifteenth and before seventeenth; the sixteenth in a sequence or order

décimo sexto, número dieciséisavo

  • the sixteenth [noun]

Collocations sixteenth birthday · sixteenth anniversary

  • It was her sixteenth birthday.

    Era su décimo sexto cumpleaños.

2 FRACTION [noun] B2

one part out of sixteen equal parts; a fraction representing one-sixteenth

un dieciseisavo, una fracción de un dieciseisavo

  • a sixteenth [of something]

Collocations sixteenth of a mile · sixteenth of an inch

  • The distance is a sixteenth of a mile.

    La distancia es un dieciseisavo de milla.