| 释义 |
sesquiduple, a.|ˈsɛskwɪˌdjuːp(ə)l|
[f. sesqui- + duple, to express the meaning ‘two and a half’ (on a false analogy), after sesquialteral.]
Involving a ratio of 2½ to 1. So sesquiˈduplicate a.
1775Ash, Sesquiduplicate, belonging to the ratio of five to two. 1842Brande Dict. Sci., etc. s.v. Sesqui, Sesquiduplicate..sometimes occurs in modern treatises. 1850Ogilvie, Sesquiduple, is sometimes used in the same manner as sesquiduplicate. |