sesquiplicateadj.

/sɛsˈkwɪplɪkət/

Etymology: < modern Latin sesquiplicātus, < sesqui- comb. form + plicātus folded, plicate adj., to express the meaning ‘subduplicate of the triplicate’. (Latin sesquiplex = taken once and a half.)

Bearing or involving the ratio of the square roots of the cubes of the terms of a certain ratio. Thus, a is to a′ in the sesquiplicate ratio of b to b′, when a:a′::√b³:√b′³.

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sesquiplicate1715

1715 W. Derham Astro-theol. Prelim. Disc. p. xviii Their Motions round the Sun, are in sesquiplicate Proportion to their Distances from him.

1728 tr. I. Newton Treat. Syst. World 12 The periodic times of the satellits of Jupiter are, one to another, in the sesquiplicate proportion of their distances from the center of this planet.

1841 Penny Cycl. XIX. 309/2 Sesquiplicate ratio of A to B.

1873 R. A. Proctor Expanse of Heaven 108.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online September 2020).

单词	sesquiplicate
释义	sesquiplicateadj. /sɛsˈkwɪplɪkət/ Etymology: < modern Latin sesquiplicātus, < sesqui- comb. form + plicātus folded, plicate adj., to express the meaning ‘subduplicate of the triplicate’. (Latin sesquiplex = taken once and a half.) Bearing or involving the ratio of the square roots of the cubes of the terms of a certain ratio. Thus, a is to a′ in the sesquiplicate ratio of b to b′, when a:a′::√b³:√b′³. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > ratio or proportion > [adjective] > roots subduplicate1656 subtriplicate1656 sesquiplicate1715 1715 W. Derham Astro-theol. Prelim. Disc. p. xviii Their Motions round the Sun, are in sesquiplicate Proportion to their Distances from him. 1728 tr. I. Newton Treat. Syst. World 12 The periodic times of the satellits of Jupiter are, one to another, in the sesquiplicate proportion of their distances from the center of this planet. 1841 Penny Cycl. XIX. 309/2 Sesquiplicate ratio of A to B. 1873 R. A. Proctor Expanse of Heaven 108. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online September 2020). < adj.1715
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