sexagesimal

[ sek-suh-jes-uh-muhl ]

/ ˌsɛk səˈdʒɛs ə məl /

adjective

pertaining to or based upon the number 60.

noun

a fraction whose denominator is 60 or a power of 60.

Origin of sexagesimal

From the Medieval Latin word sexāgēsimālis, dating back to 1675–85. See Sexagesima, -al¹

Words nearby sexagesimal

sex, sex act, sexagenarian, sexagenary, Sexagesima, sexagesimal, sexaholic, sex-and-shopping, sexangular, sex appeal, sex assignment

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Example sentences from the Web for sexagesimal

Gunter had as early as 1620 given the logarithms of sines and tangents on the sexagesimal scale, as far as seven decimals.
Introduction to the Literature of Europe in the Fifteenth, Sixteenth, and Seventeenth Centuries, Vol. 2|Henry Hallam
It relates to the operations with integers and sexagesimal fractions, including roots, and contains no applications.
The Hindu-Arabic Numerals|David Eugene Smith
Each degree is divided into 60 minutes, and each minute into 60 seconds, according to the sexagesimal division of the circle.
The Sailor's Word-Book|William Henry Smyth
After that the sexagesimal division system is abandoned, and fractions of seconds are estimated in decimals.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 5|Various

The trigonometrical results are given for every hundred-thousandth of the quadrant (10″ centesimal or 3″.24 sexagesimal).
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 8|Various

British Dictionary definitions for sexagesimal

sexagesimal

/ (ˌsɛksəˈdʒɛsɪməl) /

adjective

relating to or based on the number 60sexagesimal measurement of angles

noun

a fraction in which the denominator is some power of 60; a sixtieth

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单词	sexagesimal
释义	sexagesimal [ sek-suh-jes-uh-muhl ] / ˌsɛk səˈdʒɛs ə məl / adjective pertaining to or based upon the number 60. noun a fraction whose denominator is 60 or a power of 60. Origin of sexagesimal From the Medieval Latin word sexāgēsimālis, dating back to 1675–85. See Sexagesima, -al¹ Words nearby sexagesimal sex, sex act, sexagenarian, sexagenary, Sexagesima, sexagesimal, sexaholic, sex-and-shopping, sexangular, sex appeal, sex assignment Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for sexagesimal Gunter had as early as 1620 given the logarithms of sines and tangents on the sexagesimal scale, as far as seven decimals. Introduction to the Literature of Europe in the Fifteenth, Sixteenth, and Seventeenth Centuries, Vol. 2\|Henry Hallam It relates to the operations with integers and sexagesimal fractions, including roots, and contains no applications. The Hindu-Arabic Numerals\|David Eugene Smith Each degree is divided into 60 minutes, and each minute into 60 seconds, according to the sexagesimal division of the circle. The Sailor's Word-Book\|William Henry Smyth After that the sexagesimal division system is abandoned, and fractions of seconds are estimated in decimals. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 5\|Various The trigonometrical results are given for every hundred-thousandth of the quadrant (10″ centesimal or 3″.24 sexagesimal). Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 8\|Various British Dictionary definitions for sexagesimal sexagesimal / (ˌsɛksəˈdʒɛsɪməl) / adjective relating to or based on the number 60sexagesimal measurement of angles noun a fraction in which the denominator is some power of 60; a sixtieth Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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