Du`o*dec"i*mal (?), a. [L. duodecim twelve. See Dozen.]
Proceeding in computation by twelves; expressed in the scale of twelves.
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Du`o*dec"i*mal*ly, adv.
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Du`o*dec"i*mal, n.
1.
A twelfth part; as, the duodecimals of an inch.
2. pl. Arch.
A system of numbers, whose denominations rise in a scale of twelves, as of feet and inches. The system is used chiefly by artificers in computing the superficial and solid contents of their work.
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