one-sixth

noun

One of six equal parts (1/6, ⅙, 0.1666…).

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Meanings

nounone-sixth (uncountable)

alternative one sixth

  1. uncountableOne of six equal parts (1/6, ⅙, 0.1666…).

    “We are, each of us, one-sixth. A fraction of the whole,” says Hilbert. “0.16666666…”

    2022, Iain Reid, We Spread, Scribner, page 67

Synonyms & antonyms

nounone part in six equal parts

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Broader
common fractionsimple fraction
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Finnish kuudesosa
  • kuudesosa1/6
Swahili sudusi
  • sudusi1/6
Cite this entry
APA

one-sixth. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/one-sixth

MLA

“one-sixth.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/one-sixth. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “one-sixth,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/one-sixth.

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