thirty-second part

4.8

One of thirty-two equal pieces of a whole

noun
/ˈθɜrtiˈsɛkənd pɑrt/

: treinta y dosava parte

The machine can cut materials down to a thirty-second part of an inch for precise work.

Examples

A thirty-second part of the cake was left.
The recipe calls for a thirty-second part of a cup of sugar.
Each employee received a thirty-second part of the company’s annual bonus.
In the recipe, a thirty-second part of salt makes a noticeable difference in the flavor.
In the recipe, a thirty-second part of salt makes a noticeable difference in the flavor.
Each employee received a thirty-second part of the company’s annual bonus.
The recipe calls for a thirty-second part of a cup of sugar.

Synonyms

thirty-second

vsthirty-second part

7 4.2

One of thirty-two equal parts of a whole

is the same meaning but presented as a short definitional phrase

one-thirty-second

vsthirty-second part

5.1

One of thirty-two equal parts of a whole

is the same meaning but written out in words instead of numbers

How Big

whole

484 1.0

half

∞ 1.0

to quarter

5 2.1

eighth

36 1.0

sixteenth part

2.7

thirty-second part

4.8

sixty-fourth

2.7

Surface Forms

thirty-second part singular

thirty-second parts plural

Morphology

thirty-second + part

The phrase is fully compositional: 'thirty-second' signals division into thirty-two units and 'part' denotes a piece, so a learner who knows both words will infer 'one of thirty-two' (1/32). This numeric + part construction is regular and cross‑linguistically common, making the meaning immediately derivable.

Etymology

The noun thirty-second part comes from the simple idea of dividing a whole into thirty-two equal pieces. Imagine cutting a pie into thirty-two thin slices: one tiny slice is a thirty-second part, so the phrase means 'one of thirty-two equal parts'.