sixty-second

/ˌsɪksti ˈsɛkənd//ˌsɪksti ˈsɛkən(t)θ/

adjective

The ordinal form of the number sixty-two, describing a person or thing in position number 62 of a sequence.

“A sixty-second of 1240 is 20.”

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Meanings

adjective
  1. The ordinal form of the number sixty-two, describing a person or thing in position number 62 of a sequence.

    She finished sixty-second in the race.

    1 more example

    The answer appears on the sixty-second page of the book.

  2. Lasting sixty seconds.
nounsixty-second (plural sixty-seconds)

plural sixty-seconds

  1. One of sixty-two equal parts of a whole.

    A sixty-second of 1240 is 20.

Translations

Afrikaans twee-en-sestigste
  • twee-en-sestigsteordinal number
Catalan seixanta-dosè
  • seixanta-dosèordinal number
Esperanto sesdek-dua
  • sesdek-duaordinal number
Finnish kuudeskymmenestoinen, kuudeskymmeneskahdes
  • kuudeskymmenestoinenordinal number
  • kuudeskymmeneskahdesordinal number
  • kuudeskymmeneskahdesosaone of 62 equal parts
French soixante-deuxième, soixante-deuxième
  • soixante-deuxièmeordinal number
  • soixante-deuxièmeone of 62 equal parts
German zweiundsechzigste
  • zweiundsechzigsteordinal number
Hindi बासठवाँ, बासठवाँ
  • बासठवाँ (bāsaṭhvā̃)ordinal number
  • बासठवाँ (bāsaṭhvā̃)one of 62 equal parts
Hungarian hatvankettedik
  • hatvankettedikordinal number
Italian sessantaduesimo
  • sessantaduesimoordinal number
Polish sześćdziesiąty drugi
  • sześćdziesiąty drugiordinal number
Portuguese sexagésimo segundo
  • sexagésimo segundoordinal number
Russian шестьдеся́т второ́й
  • шестьдеся́т второ́й (šestʹdesját vtorój)ordinal number
Spanish sexagésimo segundo
  • sexagésimo segundoordinal number
Turkish altmış ikinci
  • altmış ikinciordinal number
Ukrainian шістдеся́т дру́гий
  • шістдеся́т дру́гий (šistdesját drúhyj)ordinal number
Cite this entry
APA

sixty-second. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sixty-second

MLA

“sixty-second.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sixty-second. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sixty-second,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sixty-second.

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