释义 |
septenˈdecimal, a. [f. L. septendecimus, ordinal of septendecim.] Pertaining to the number seventeen. (In quot. used incorrectly for prec.)
1885Proc. Amer. Assoc. Adv. Sci. XXXIV. 329 These insects [the periodical cicada] appear in fewer numbers at each septendecimal visit. |