sesquialterate
In a ratio of 3 to 2 or 1½ times to 1In a ratio of 3 to 2 or 1½ times to 1.
/sɛskwɪˈaltərət/
Meaning
1 senses(archaic, not comparable)In a ratio of 3 to 2 or 1½ times to 1.
9 and 6 are in a sesquialterate ratio.
Origin
From Latin sesquialter (“one and a half times”) + -ate (adjective-forming suffix), from seFrom Latin sesquialter (“one and a half times”) + -ate (adjective-forming suffix), from sesqui- (“a half and a”) + alter (“another, a second”).
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