DOUZIÈME


Meaning of DOUZIÈME in English

/dooh'zee em"/ ; Fr. /dooh zyem"/ , n. , pl. douzièmes /-zee emz"/ ; Fr. /-zyem"/ .

(in Swiss watchmaking) the 12th part of a ligne, used mainly to gauge the thickness of a movement.

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Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .