duodecimal Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun one part in twelve equal parts
    twelfth part; twelfth; one-twelfth.
  2. adjective satellite based on twelve
    • the duodecimal number system

WordNet

Du`o*dec"i*mal adjective
Etymology
L. duodecim twelve. See Dozen.
Definitions
  1. Proceeding in computation by twelves; expressed in the scale of twelves. -- Du`o*dec"i*mal*ly, adv.
Du`o*dec"i*mal noun
Definitions
  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.

Webster 1913