one-twelfth | (n) one part in twelve equal parts, Syn. twelfth, duodecimal, twelfth part |
twelfth | (n) position 12 in a countable series of things |
twelfth | (adj) coming next after the eleventh and just before the thirteenth in position, Syn. 12th |
twelfth night | (n) eve of Twelfth day; evening of January 5 |
twelfthtide | (n) the season of Epiphany |
epiphany | (n) twelve days after Christmas; celebrates the visit of the three wise men to the infant Jesus, Syn. January 6, Twelfth day, Epiphany of Our Lord, Three Kings' Day |
hypoglossal | (n) supplies intrinsic muscles of the tongue and other tongue muscles, Syn. twelfth cranial nerve, hypoglossal nerve, nervus hypoglosus |
Twelfth | a. [ For twelft, OE. twelfte, AS. twelfta. See Twelve. ] 1. Next in order after the eleventh; coming after eleven others; -- the ordinal of twelve. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. Constituting, or being one of, twelve equal parts into which anything is divided. [ 1913 Webster ] |
Twelfth | n. 1. The quotient of a unit divided by twelve; one of twelve equal parts of one whole. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. The next in order after the eleventh. [ 1913 Webster ] 3. (Mus.) An interval comprising an octave and a fifth. [ 1913 Webster ] |
Twelfth-cake | n. An ornamented cake distributed among friends or visitors on the festival of Twelfth-night. [ 1913 Webster ] |
Twelfth-day | n. See Twelfthtide. [ 1913 Webster ] |
Twelfth-night | n. The evening of Epiphany, or the twelfth day after Christmas, observed as a festival by various churches. [ 1913 Webster ] |
Twelfth-second | n. (Physics) A unit for the measurement of small intervals of time, such that 1012 (ten trillion) of these units make one second. [ 1913 Webster ] |
Twelfthtide | n. The twelfth day after Christmas; Epiphany; -- called also Twelfth-day. [ 1913 Webster ] |
十二月 | [shí èr yuè, ㄕˊ ㄦˋ ㄩㄝˋ, 十 二 月] December; twelfth month #7,760 [Add to Longdo] |
腊月 | [là yuè, ㄌㄚˋ ㄩㄝˋ, 腊 月 / 臘 月] twelfth lunar month #23,315 [Add to Longdo] |
乙亥 | [yǐ hài, ㄧˇ ㄏㄞˋ, 乙 亥] twelfth year B12 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1995 or 2055 #61,801 [Add to Longdo] |
古尔邦节 | [gǔ ěr bāng jié, ㄍㄨˇ ㄦˇ ㄅㄤ ㄐㄧㄝˊ, 古 尔 邦 节 / 古 爾 邦 節] Eid al-Azha festival of sacrifice on tenth of twelfth month of Muslim lunar calendar #85,777 [Add to Longdo] |
十二分之一 | [shí èr fēn zhī yī, ㄕˊ ㄦˋ ㄈㄣ ㄓ ㄧ, 十 二 分 之 一] one twelfth #140,838 [Add to Longdo] |
季冬 | [jì dōng, ㄐㄧˋ ㄉㄨㄥ, 季 冬] final month of winter (i.e. twelfth month of lunar calendar) #986,787 [Add to Longdo] |
周书 | [Zhōu shū, ㄓㄡ ㄕㄨ, 周 书 / 周 書] History of Zhou of the Northern dynasties, twelfth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史, compiled under Linghu Defen 令狐德棻 in 636 during Tang dynasty, 50 scrolls [Add to Longdo] |
第十二 | [dì shí èr, ㄉㄧˋ ㄕˊ ㄦˋ, 第 十 二] twelfth [Add to Longdo] |
亥 | [い, i] (n) twelfth sign of the Chinese zodiac (The Boar, 9pm-11pm, north-northwest, October) #15,344 [Add to Longdo] |
黄冬 | [おうとう, outou] (n) (obsc) (See 師走) twelfth lunar month [Add to Longdo] |
乙亥 | [きのとい;いつがい;おつがい, kinotoi ; itsugai ; otsugai] (n) (See 干支) twelfth of the sexagenary cycle [Add to Longdo] |
季冬 | [きとう, kitou] (n) (1) (obs) end of winter; (2) twelfth month of the lunar calendar [Add to Longdo] |
師走 | [しわす(P);しはす, shiwasu (P); shihasu] (n) (obs) twelfth month of the lunar calendar; (P) [Add to Longdo] |
春待月;春待ち月 | [はるまちづき, harumachiduki] (n) (See 師走) twelfth lunar month [Add to Longdo] |
親子月 | [おやこづき, oyakoduki] (n) (obsc) (See 師走) twelfth lunar month [Add to Longdo] |
大呂 | [たいりょ;たいろ, tairyo ; tairo] (n) (1) (See 十二律, 断吟) (in China) 2nd note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. D sharp); (2) twelfth lunar month [Add to Longdo] |
晩冬 | [ばんとう, bantou] (n-adv, n) (1) late winter; (2) (obs) (See 師走) twelfth month of the lunar calendar [Add to Longdo] |
臘 | [ろう, rou] (n) (1) { Buddh } offering ceremony held on the third day of the dog after the winter solstice; (2) twelfth month of the lunisolar calendar; (3) (See 臈) year in the Buddhist order (after the completion of the first meditation retreat) [Add to Longdo] |
臘月 | [ろうげつ, rougetsu] (n) (See 師走) twelfth lunar month; 12th month of the lunar calendar [Add to Longdo] |