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sesquialtera

/sɛskwɪˈaltərə/

sesquialtera noun: a ratio of 3 to 2 or 1½ to 1.

Noun

sesquialtera (countable and uncountable, plural sesquialteras)

  1. A ratio of 3 to 2 or 1½ to 1.
  2. A 1½ note.
  3. An organ stop that uses two ranks of different pipes.
    Synonyms:
    sesquialter

Synonyms of sesquialtera

Forms of sesquialtera

pluralsesquialteras

Origin of sesquialtera

From Latin sesquialtera, form of sesquialtera, from sesqui- (“a half and a”) + alter (“another, a second”).

Words formed from sesquialtera

Questions about sesquialtera

What does sesquialtera mean?
Sesquialtera means a ratio of 3 to 2 or 1½ to 1.
What part of speech is sesquialtera?
Sesquialtera is a noun.
How do you pronounce sesquialtera?
Sesquialtera is pronounced /sɛskwɪˈaltərə/.
What is the plural of sesquialtera?
The plural of sesquialtera is sesquialteras.

Words near sesquialtera in the dictionary

  1. Sesotho
  2. sespenine
  3. sesqui-
  4. sesqui-century
  5. sesquialter
  6. sesquialtera
  7. sesquialteral
  8. sesquialteran
  9. sesquialteras
  10. sesquialterate
  11. sesquialterous

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