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Definition of "one-sixteenth" []

  • One part in sixteen equal parts (noun)

WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.

Use "one-sixteenth" in a sentence
  • "Dalglish has had 180 minutes in charge of Liverpool, or one-sixteenth of the entire Roy Hodgson era."
  • "A generation ago, its people produced, on average, about one-sixteenth as much as Americans did; now they produce about one‑sixth."
  • ""If the government were to shut down, I don't think it's because we asked for too much," said Rep. Scott DesJarlais Tenn., noting that the GOP plan would cut less than "one-sixteenth" of the $1.6 trillion budget deficit projected for this year."
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