Standard Lemma guide

hexadecile

adj · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈhɛksəˌdɛsaɪɫ/
  • Received-Pronunciation: [ˈhɛksəˌdiːsaɪɫ]
  • General-American: /ˈhɛksəˌdɛsəl/
  • General-American: /ˈhɛksəˌdɛsˌaɪl/

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of or relating to a hexadecile.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: mathematics, sciences, statistics

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2

adj

Meaning 2

Of or denoting a hexadecile aspect.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable, obsolete

Topics: astrology, human-sciences, mysticism, philosophy, sciences

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3

noun

Meaning 3

Any of the quantiles which divide an ordered sample population into sixteen equally numerous subsets; a subset thus obtained.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: mathematics, sciences, statistics

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4

noun

Meaning 4

The aspect or position of any two celestial bodies separated by 22.5° (that is, 360° divided by 16) as they appear to an observer on earth.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete

Topics: astrology, human-sciences, mysticism, philosophy, sciences

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History

Etymology

From hexa- + decile or hexadeca- + -ile.