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ONE-SIXTH

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does one-sixth mean? 

ONE-SIXTH (noun)
  The noun ONE-SIXTH has 1 sense:

1. one part in six equal partsplay

  Familiarity information: ONE-SIXTH used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


ONE-SIXTH (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

One part in six equal parts

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Synonyms:

one-sixth; sixth

Hypernyms ("one-sixth" is a kind of...):

common fraction; simple fraction (the quotient of two integers)


 Context examples 


Mercury fills only about one-sixth of one pixel as seen from such great distance, so the darkening does not have a distinct shape, but its position follows Mercury's expected path based on orbital calculations.

(Mercury passes in front of the Sun, as seen from Mars, NASA)



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