tetradecimal

T1E1T1R1A1D2E1C3I1M3A1L1

adjective

Based on the number 14; using the digits 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, A, B, C and D.

Similar
base 14quadrodecimalquattuordecimal
OriginEnglish decimal ← Ancient Greek τετρᾰ- (tetră-) ← Proto-Hellenic *kʷétwores →
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Meanings

adjectivetetradecimal (not comparable)
  1. not comparablecomputingBased on the number 14; using the digits 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, A, B, C and D.

    Synonyms: base 14, quadrodecimal, quattuordecimal

nountetradecimal (plural tetradecimals)

plural tetradecimals

  1. A fourteenth

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveBased on the number 14; using the digits 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, A, B, C and D.

Similar
base 14quadrodecimalquattuordecimal

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*kʷetwóres
  2. Proto-Hellenic*kʷétwores
  3. Ancient Greekτέσσᾰρες (téssăres)
  4. Ancient Greekτετρᾰ- (tetră-)
  5. Englishtetra-
  6. Englishdecimal
  7. Englishtetradecimal

From tetra- + decimal.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

teledramatic
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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