subduple
subduple adjective: indicating one part of two; in the ratio of one to two.
Adjective
subduple (not comparable)
- Indicating one part of two; in the ratio of one to two.
- 3:6 is a subduple ratio, while 6:3 is a duple ratio.
- As one of these under pulleys abates half of that heaviness of the weight, and causes the power to be in a subduple proportion; so two of them abate half of that which remains, and cause a subquadruple proportion, three a sextuple, four a suboctuple.1648, John Wilkins, Mathematicall Magick. Or, The Wonders that may be Performed by Mechanicall Geometry. […], London: […] M[iles] F[lesher] for Sa[muel] Gellibrand […], →OCLC
- Synonyms:
- subdouble
Synonyms of subduple
Origin of subduple
From sub- + duple.
Questions about subduple
- What does subduple mean?
- Subduple means indicating one part of two; in the ratio of one to two.
- What part of speech is subduple?
- Subduple is an adjective.
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