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adj
In a ratio of 3 to 2 or 11⁄2 times to 1.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, not-comparable
Topics: mathematics, sciences
Synonyms: sesquialteral, sesquialter, sesquialteran, sescuple
Antonyms: none provided
History
From Latin sesquialter (“one and a half times”) + -ate (adjective-forming suffix), from sesqui- (“a half and a”) + alter (“another, a second”).
Across languages
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
