Definition of Sesqoialteral
{ Ses`qui*al"ter*al (?), Ses`qui*al"ter*ate (?),
} a. [L. sesquialter once and a half;
sesqui- + alter other: cf. F.
sesquialtére.] Once and a half times as great as
another; having the ratio of one and a half to one.
Sesquialteral ratio (Math.), the ratio
of one and a half to one; thus, 9 and 6 are in a sesquialteral
ratio.
{ Ses`qui*al"ter*al (?), Ses`qui*al"ter*ate (?),
} a. [L. sesquialter once and a half;
sesqui- + alter other: cf. F.
sesquialtére.] Once and a half times as great as
another; having the ratio of one and a half to one.
Sesquialteral ratio (Math.), the ratio
of one and a half to one; thus, 9 and 6 are in a sesquialteral
ratio.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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