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sesquitertian, a. ? Obs.|sɛskwɪˈtɜːʃən|
[Formed as prec. + -an.]
= sesquitertial.
1603Holland Plutarch's Mor. Explan. Words, Sesquitertian, a proportion, whereby is understood as much as comprehendeth the whole, and one third part, as 12. to 9. 1658Sir T. Browne Gard. Cyrus iii. 58 The legs of Spiders are made after a sesquitertian proportion. 1698Phil. Trans. XX. 81 We assign to a Fifth..the Sesqui-alter Proportion..And, to a Fourth..the Sesquitertian. 1760Stiles in Phil. Trans. LI. 717 If the interval diatessaron, or sesquitertian ratio, should be assigned for the limitation of the extreme tones. 1774J. Duncombe New Arithm. Dict.
So † sesquiˈtertianal a. Obs.
1704J. Harris Lex. Techn. I, Sesquitertianal Proportion, is when any..Quantity contains another once and one third. |