Duodecimal
[,dju:ә'desimәl]
解釋/意思:
(a.) Proceeding in computation by twelves; expressed in the scale of twelves.
(n.) A twelfth part; as, the duodecimals of an inch.
(n.) 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.
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解釋/意思:
adj. computed by twelves: twelfth: (pl.) a method of calculating the area of a rectangle when the length and breadth are stated in feet and inches.—adjs. Duodecim′fid divided into twelve parts; Duodec′imo formed of sheets folded so as to make twelve leaves.—n. a book of such sheets—usually written 12mo.—Duodecimal scale the name given to the division of unity into twelve equal parts.
編輯:桑德拉