thirty-second

An adjective used to describe something that is extremely brief or lasts for a very short duration.

• 🇩🇪Adjektiv, das etwas beschreibt, das äußerst kurz ist oder nur für eine sehr kurze Zeit dauert. Es kann auch die zweitkürzeste Einheit einer Sekunde bezeichnen (der 32. Teil einer Sekunde).

1. Ordinal number A2 formal

   Being the number thirty-two in a sequence; the ordinal form of thirty-two.

   • She finished in thirty-second place in the race.
   • The thirty-second chapter of the book is very exciting.
   • He was the thirty-second person to sign up for the event.

   🇩🇪Zweiunddreißigste

• more thirty-second comparative form
• most thirty-second superlative form

A noun referring to one of thirty-two equal parts of a whole, often used in measurements or fractions.

• 🇩🇪Substantiv, das einen von zweiunddreißig gleichen Teilen eines Ganzen bezeichnet, häufig in Maßen oder Brüchen verwendet.

1. Fractional part B2 formal

   One of thirty-two equal parts of a whole.

   • The recipe calls for a thirty-second of a teaspoon of salt.
   • He cut the cake into thirty-seconds to serve a large group.
   • The measurement was accurate to within a thirty-second of an inch.

   🇩🇪Zweiunddreißigstel

   Synonyme: one-thirty-secondthirty-second part

• thirty-seconds plural form
• thirty-seconds' possessive plural form
• thirty-second's possessive singular form