sixteen
['siks'ti:n]
num. 十, 十



sixteen
[ noun ]

1. the cardinal number that is the sum of fifteen and one

<noun.quantity>

[ adj ]

1. being one more than fifteen

<adj.all>

Sixteen \Six"teen`\, a. [AS. sixt?ne, sixt?ne. See {Six}, and
{Ten}, and cf. {Sixty}.]
Six and ten; consisting of six and ten; fifteen and one more.


Sixteen \Six"teen`\, n.
1. The number greater by a unit than fifteen; the sum of ten
and six; sixteen units or objects.

2. A symbol representing sixteen units, as 16, or xvi.