Duodecimal
Pronunciation : Du`o*dec"i*mal
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [L. duodecim twelve. See Dozen.]
Definition : Defn: Proceeding in computation by twelves; expressed in the scale of twelves. -- Du`o*dec"i*mal*ly, adv.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Du`o*dec"i*mal
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : 1. A twelfth part; as, the duodecimals of an inch.
2. pl. (Arch.)
Defn: A system of numbers, whose denominations rise in a scale of twelves, as of feet and inches. The system is used chiefly by artificers in computing the superficial and solid contents of their work.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913