Duodecimal

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

duodecimal
    adj 1: based on twelve; "the duodecimal number system"
    n 1: one part in twelve equal parts [syn: {one-twelfth},
         {twelfth}, {twelfth part}, {duodecimal}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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.
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Duodecimal \Du`o*dec"i*mal\, n.
   1. A twelfth part; as, the duodecimals of an inch.
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   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.
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