thirty-second

English

Numeral

thirty-second

1. (ordinal) The ordinal form of the number thirty-two, describing a person or thing in position number 32 of a sequence.

   The answer appears on the thirty-second page of the book.

   She finished thirty-second in the race.

Usage notes

English ordinal numbers may function as either an adjective or as a noun, and almost never appear in the plural.

Abbreviations

• 32nd, 32^nd

Noun

thirty-second (plural thirty-seconds)

1. (fractional) One of thirty-two equal parts of a whole.

   A thirty-second of 640 is 20.