one-thirty-second
5.1
One of thirty-two equal parts of a whole
- noun
- /wʌn ˈθɜrti ˈsɛkənd/
:
uno en treinta y dos
- The carpenter measured the wood carefully, adjusting it by one-thirty-second of an inch for precision.
Examples
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The printer's settings allowed for adjustments down to one-thirty-second of an inch for high-quality output.
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To ensure the parts fit together perfectly, each piece was cut to one-thirty-second of an inch.
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That's 1,200 bends with a variance of plus or minus one-thirty-second inch versus one-third to one-half inch for the human.
Academic text (2012)
Synonyms
thirty-second
vsone-thirty-second
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4.2
One of thirty-two equal parts of a whole
is the same meaning but appears as an alternative shorter label
thirty-second part
vsone-thirty-second
4.8
One of thirty-two equal pieces of a whole
is the same meaning but uses a different word form
How Large
Surface Forms
one-thirty-second singular
one-thirty-seconds plural
Morphology
Etymology
One-thirty-second is a fraction name: it means one of thirty-two equal parts, written '1/32' and understood as 'one part of thirty-two equal parts'. Like half (1/2) or quarter (1/4), it tells you how big a piece is, so it is used for very small measurements in recipes or in carpentry.