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sesquitertian

sesquitertian adjective: having the ratio of one and one third to one (as 4:3).

Adjective

sesquitertian (not comparable)

  1. Having the ratio of one and one third to one (as 4:3).
    • a sesquitertian ratio
    • a sesquitertian relationship

Origin of sesquitertian

From Latin sesquitertius (“containing one and a third”). By surface analysis, sesqui- + tertian.

Questions about sesquitertian

What does sesquitertian mean?
Sesquitertian means having the ratio of one and one third to one (as 4:3).
What part of speech is sesquitertian?
Sesquitertian is an adjective.

Words near sesquitertian in the dictionary

  1. sesquiterpenoids
  2. sesquiterpenol
  3. sesquiterpenols
  4. sesquitertia
  5. sesquitertial
  6. sesquitertian
  7. sesquitertianal
  8. sesquitertias
  9. sesquithujene
  10. sesquitone
  11. sesquitones

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