English Explanatory Dictionary

sexagesimal

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of, related to, or based on the number sixty.
noun
  1. A fraction involving division by 60; a sixtieth part of something.
  2. A base-60 number.

Pronunciation

/ˌsɛk.səˈdʒɛ.sɪ.məl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-sexagesimal.wav

Word forms

sexagesimal sexagesimals

Etymology

From Medieval Latin sexagesimalis, from sexāgēsimus (“sixtieth”) + -ālis (“-al”), from sexāgintā (“sixty”). Cognate with sexagenary and sexagenarian. Cf. sextal.

Synonyms

sexagenary base-60 sexagesm

Derived words

sexagesimally trecentosexagesimal
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