sexagesimal

sex·a·ges·i·mal

S0300100 (sĕk′sə-jĕs′ə-məl)adj. Of, relating to, or based on the number 60.

[From Latin sexāgēsimus, sixtieth; see Sexagesima.]

sexagesimal

(ˌsɛksəˈdʒɛsɪməl) adj (Mathematics) relating to or based on the number 60: sexagesimal measurement of angles. n (Mathematics) a fraction in which the denominator is some power of 60; a sixtieth

sex•a•ges•i•mal

(ˌsɛk səˈdʒɛs ə məl)

adj. pertaining to or based upon the number 60. [1675–85; < Medieval Latin sexāgēsimālis < Latin sexagesimus]

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Adj.

sexagesimal - of or relating to or reckoning in sixtieths; "the sexagesimal divisions of hours and degrees"

Translations

sexagésimal