Hypertext Webster Gateway: "duodecimal"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Duodecimal \Du`o*dec"i*mal\, a. [L. duodecim twelve. See
{Dozen}.]
Proceeding in computation by twelves; expressed in the scale
of twelves. -- {Du`o*dec"i*mal*ly}, adv.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Duodecimal \Du`o*dec"i*mal\, n.
1. A twelfth part; as, the duodecimals of an inch.
2. pl. (Arch.) 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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
duodecimal
adj : based on twelve; "the duodecimal number system"
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