单词 | sexagesimally |
释义 | > as lemmasˌsexaˈgesimally ˌsexaˈgesimally adv. into sixtieths. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > eleven to ninety-nine > [adverb] > in to sixtieths sexagesimally1760 1760 R. Heath Astronomia Accurata 14 (heading) Examples of proportioning the differences of æquations... By table... Decimally... Sexagesimally. 1888 Encycl. Brit. XXIV. 489/1 The talent of the 80 grain system was sexagesimally divided. 1900 Notes & Queries 5 290/1 There is no utility, only needless complexity, in dividing 1° of arc sexagesimally. 1952 Osiris 10 254 I shall be more consistent and shall ordinarily write numbers sexagesimally, integers and fractions alike. 2001 M. Lewis Surv. Instruments Greece & Rome xii. 253 Al-Karaji says the staves were 6 spans (3 cubits) long, and recommends dividing them sexagesimally. < as lemmas |
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