Meanings
nounhexadecimal (countable and uncountable, plural hexadecimals)
plural hexadecimals
- countablecomputingA number expressed in the hexadecimal system.
adjectivehexadecimal (not comparable)
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveOf a number, expressed in hexadecimal.
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base-sixteen
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More synonyms by meaning
adjectiveof or pertaining to a number system having 16 as its base
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
1952, from hexa- + decimal; see the Wikipedia article for more information. Piecewise doublet of sexadecimal.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan hexadecimal
- hexadecimalexpressed in hexadecimal
Czech hexadecimální soustava, šestnáctková soustava
- hexadecimální soustavanumber system with base sixteen
- šestnáctková soustavanumber system with base sixteen
- šestnáctkovýexpressed in hexadecimal
- hexadecimálníexpressed in hexadecimal
Danish hexadecimale talsystem, sekstentalssystem
- hexadecimale talsystemnumber system with base sixteen
- sekstentalssystemnumber system with base sixteen
- hexadecimalexpressed in hexadecimal
Dutch heksadecimale talstelsel, hexadecimaal
- heksadecimale talstelselnumber system with base sixteen
- hexadecimaalexpressed in hexadecimal
- hexadecimaleexpressed in hexadecimal
Esperanto deksesuma
- deksesumaexpressed in hexadecimal
Finnish heksadesimaalijärjestelmä, heksadesimaaliluku
- heksadesimaalijärjestelmänumber system with base sixteen
- heksadesimaalilukunumber system with base sixteen
- heksadesimaalinenexpressed in hexadecimal
French hexadécimal, hexadécimal
- hexadécimalnumber system with base sixteen
- hexadécimalexpressed in hexadecimal
German Hexadezimalsystem, Sedezimalsystem
- Hexadezimalsystemnumber system with base sixteen
- Sedezimalsystemnumber system with base sixteen
- hexadezimalexpressed in hexadecimal
Greek δεκαεξαδικό, δεκαεξαδικός
- δεκαεξαδικό (dekaexadikó)number system with base sixteen
- δεκαεξαδικός (dekaexadikós)expressed in hexadecimal
Hebrew בסיס הקסדצימלי, הקסדצימלי
- בסיס הקסדצימלי (basís hexadetsimáli)number system with base sixteen
- הקסדצימלי (hexadetsimáli)expressed in hexadecimal
- הקסדצימלית (hexadetsimálit)expressed in hexadecimal
Hindi षोडशाधार
- षोडशाधार (ṣoḍaśādhār)number system with base sixteen
Hungarian hexadecimális
- hexadecimálisexpressed in hexadecimal
Icelandic sextándakerfi, sextándatala
- sextándakerfinumber system with base sixteen
- sextándatalanumber system with base sixteen
- sextándatalaexpressed in hexadecimal
Italian sistema numerico esadecimale, esadecimale
- sistema numerico esadecimalenumber system with base sixteen
- esadecimaleexpressed in hexadecimal
Japanese 十六進法
- 十六進法 (jūrokushinhō)number system with base sixteen
Korean 십육진법
- 십육진법 (sibyukjinbeop)number system with base sixteen
Latin sedecimalis
- sedecimalisexpressed in hexadecimal
Norwegian sekstentallsystem
- sekstentallsystemnumber system with base sixteen
Polish system szesnastkowy, szesnastkowy
- system szesnastkowynumber system with base sixteen
- szesnastkowyexpressed in hexadecimal
Portuguese sistema hexadecimal, hexadecimal
- sistema hexadecimalnumber system with base sixteen
- hexadecimalexpressed in hexadecimal
Romanian sistem hexazecimal, hexadecimal
- sistem hexazecimalnumber system with base sixteen
- hexadecimalexpressed in hexadecimal
Russian шестнадцатери́чная систе́ма, шестнадцатери́чный
- шестнадцатери́чная систе́ма (šestnadcateríčnaja sistéma)number system with base sixteen
- шестнадцатери́чный (šestnadcateríčnyj)expressed in hexadecimal
Spanish hexadecimal, hexadecimal
- hexadecimalnumber system with base sixteen
- hexadecimalexpressed in hexadecimal
Swedish hexadecimala talsystemet, hexadecimal
- hexadecimala talsystemetnumber system with base sixteen
- hexadecimalexpressed in hexadecimal
Welsh hecsadegol
- hecsadegolexpressed in hexadecimal
Cite this entry
APA
hexadecimal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hexadecimal
MLA
“hexadecimal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hexadecimal. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hexadecimal,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hexadecimal.
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