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sedecimal

sedecimal adjective: pertaining to sixteen.

Adjective

sedecimal (not comparable)

  1. Pertaining to sixteen.
    Synonyms:
    sexadecimal
  2. (dated) Synonym of hexadecimal.
    Synonyms:
    hexadecimal

Synonyms of sedecimal

Origin of sedecimal

From Latin sēdecim (“sixteen”) + -al, after decimal.

Questions about sedecimal

What does sedecimal mean?
Sedecimal means pertaining to sixteen.
What part of speech is sedecimal?
Sedecimal is an adjective.

Words near sedecimal in the dictionary

  1. sede
  2. sede vacante
  3. sedecamycin
  4. sedecillion
  5. sedecillions
  6. sedecimal
  7. sedecimarticulate
  8. sedecuple
  9. Sedelsberg
  10. sedenion
  11. sedenionic

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