English

Numeral

sixty-second

1. (ordinal) The ordinal form of the number sixty-two, describing a person or thing in position number 62 of a sequence.

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

   She finished sixty-second in the race.

2. Lasting sixty seconds.

Usage notes

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

Abbreviations

• 62nd, 62^nd

Translations

Noun

sixty-second ‎(plural sixty-seconds)

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

   A sixty-second of 1240 is 20.