thirty-second

• 32nd, 32^nd

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˌθɜːti ˈsɛkənd/, (proscribed, see thirty-secondth) /ˌθɜːti ˈsɛkən(t)θ/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌθɚti ˈsɛkənd/, (proscribed, see thirty-secondth) /ˌθɚti ˈsɛkən(t)θ/

thirty-second

1. 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.

2. Lasting thirty seconds.

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

thirty-second (plural thirty-seconds)

1. One of thirty-two equal parts of a whole.

   A thirty-second of 640 is 20.