vigesimal

[ vahy-jes-uh-muhl ]

/ vaɪˈdʒɛs ə məl /

adjective

of, relating to, or based on twenty.

twentieth.

proceeding by twenties.

Origin of vigesimal

1650–60; <Latin vīgēsim(us), variant (with g of vīgintī twenty) of vīcēsimus, vīcēnsimus twentieth + -al¹

Words nearby vigesimal

VIFF, vig, viga, Vigée-Lebrun, vigentennial, vigesimal, vigesimo, vigesimo-quarto, vigia, vigil, vigilambulism

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Example sentences from the Web for vigesimal

This leads the quinary into the vigesimal scale, and produces the combination so often found in certain parts of the world.
The Number Concept|Levi Leonard Conant
Considering the fact that the use of vigesimal counting was universal among Celtic races, this explanation is quite gratuitous.
The Number Concept|Levi Leonard Conant
Any number system which passes the limit 10 is reasonably sure to have either a quinary, a decimal, or a vigesimal structure.
The Number Concept|Levi Leonard Conant
In the following scale the vigesimal structure is still more obscure.
The Number Concept|Levi Leonard Conant

It counted by units and scores; in other words, it was a vigesimal system.
The Maya Chronicles|Various

British Dictionary definitions for vigesimal

vigesimal

/ (vaɪˈdʒɛsɪməl) /

adjective

relating to or based on the number 20

taking place or proceeding in intervals of 20

twentieth

Word Origin for vigesimal

C17: from Latin vīgēsimus, variant (influenced by vīgintī twenty) of vīcēsimus twentieth

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单词	vigesimal
释义	vigesimal [ vahy-jes-uh-muhl ] / vaɪˈdʒɛs ə məl / adjective of, relating to, or based on twenty. twentieth. proceeding by twenties. Origin of vigesimal 1650–60; <Latin vīgēsim(us), variant (with g of vīgintī twenty) of vīcēsimus, vīcēnsimus twentieth + -al¹ Words nearby vigesimal VIFF, vig, viga, Vigée-Lebrun, vigentennial, vigesimal, vigesimo, vigesimo-quarto, vigia, vigil, vigilambulism Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for vigesimal This leads the quinary into the vigesimal scale, and produces the combination so often found in certain parts of the world. The Number Concept\|Levi Leonard Conant Considering the fact that the use of vigesimal counting was universal among Celtic races, this explanation is quite gratuitous. The Number Concept\|Levi Leonard Conant Any number system which passes the limit 10 is reasonably sure to have either a quinary, a decimal, or a vigesimal structure. The Number Concept\|Levi Leonard Conant In the following scale the vigesimal structure is still more obscure. The Number Concept\|Levi Leonard Conant It counted by units and scores; in other words, it was a vigesimal system. The Maya Chronicles\|Various British Dictionary definitions for vigesimal vigesimal / (vaɪˈdʒɛsɪməl) / adjective relating to or based on the number 20 taking place or proceeding in intervals of 20 twentieth Word Origin for vigesimal C17: from Latin vīgēsimus, variant (influenced by vīgintī twenty) of vīcēsimus twentieth Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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