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douzième

[ doo-zee-em; French doo-zyem ]

noun

, plural dou·zi·èmes [doo-zee-, emz, doo-, zyem].
  1. (in Swiss watchmaking) the 12th part of a ligne, used mainly to gauge the thickness of a movement.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of douzième1

< French: literally, twelfth

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