English Explanatory Dictionary

sesquialterate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. In a ratio of 3 to 2 or 1½ times to 1.

Pronunciation

/sɛskwɪˈaltərət/

Word forms

sesquialterate sesqui-alterate

Etymology

From Latin sesquialter (“one and a half times”) + -ate (adjective-forming suffix), from sesqui- (“a half and a”) + alter (“another, a second”).

Synonyms

sesquialteral sesquialter sesquialteran sescuple

Related words

sesquialter
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