thirty-second

Position before thirty-third

Thirty-second functions as an ordinal number indicating position 32 in a sequence, and as a noun or adjective denoting one of 32 equal parts.

In music, a thirty-second note is half the duration of a sixteenth note and receives one thirty-second of a whole note's time value—quite brief in most tempos.

She finished in thirty-second place.

Add a thirty-second of a teaspoon if you want just a hint of cayenne.

music

rest

Cessation of activity

tempo · beat · measure · subdivision · dotted · staccato · passage · run

duration

brief

Short in duration

short · instant · countdown · elapsed · interval · timer · stopwatch · pause · delay · timeout

ordinal

32nd

Ordinal for thirty-two

place · order · consecutive · numbered · series · amendment · degree · parallel · floor · edition

advertising

spot

Mark or location

teaser · bumper · jingle · airtime · broadcast · slot · buy · placement · pre-roll · mid-roll

pitch

synopsis

Condensed version of content

capsule · thumbnail · condensed · soundbite · hook · sell · spiel · presentation · intro

Opposites
ordinal position

thirty-secondfirst

Position number one

last · final · initial · second · opening

number type

thirty-secondthirty-two

Number after thirty-one

cardinal

duration/size

thirty-secondwhole note

Longest standard musical duration

whole · breve · long · semibreve · half note

Family

second, thirty, seconds, thirtieth, thirty-two, thirty-first, thirty-third, thirty-fourth

Familiarity
Top 100,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G