adj.十二進(jìn)位的；十二進(jìn)制的

n.十二進(jìn)制

After the war, the minister reformed the duodecimal system into the decimal system's which improved the currency of money. 作戰(zhàn)計(jì)劃的缺陷是很明顯的，但最終它還是成功了。戰(zhàn)后，大臣將十二進(jìn)制改革成了十進(jìn)制，促進(jìn)了貨幣流通。

the duodecimal scale [system] (of notation) 十二進(jìn)法

divide in partes aequales numero duodecim (拉)分為十二等份

it is not surprising that the Babylonians should have invented an extremely simple method of ciphering, or have discovered the convenience of the duodecimal system. 令人驚訝就是，巴比倫已經(jīng)發(fā)明了極為簡單的計(jì)算方法，或者是已經(jīng)發(fā)現(xiàn)了方便的十二進(jìn)制體系。

a duodecimal system 十二進(jìn)制.