Definition of Sesquiplicate

1. a. Subduplicate of the triplicate; -- a term applied to ratios; thus, a and a′ are in the sesquiplicate ratio of b and b′, when a is to a′ as the square root of the cube of b is to the square root of the cube of b′, or a:a′::√b3:√b′3.

Definition of Sesquiplicate

1. Adjective. Magnified by one and one-half; in a ratio of three to two. ¹

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Medical Definition of Sesquiplicate

1. Subduplicate of the triplicate; a term applied to ratios; thus, a and a' are in the sesquiplicate ratio of b and b', when a is to a' as the square root of the cube of b is to the square root of the cube of b', or a:a'::(b^3:(b'^3. "The periodic times of the planets are in the sesquiplicate ratio of their mean distances." (Sir I. Newton) Origin: Sesqui- + plicate. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sesquiplicate

sesquioxidizes
sesquioxidizing
sesquipedal
sesquipedalia
sesquipedalian
sesquipedalianism
sesquipedalianisms
sesquipedalianist
sesquipedalianists
sesquipedalians
sesquipedaliophobia
sesquipedalities
sesquipedality
sesquiplane
sesquiplanes
sesquiplicate (current term)
sesquiquadrate
sesquiquadrates
sesquisalt
sesquisalts
sesquisulfide
sesquisulfides
sesquisulphide
sesquisulphides
sesquisyllabic
sesquiterpene
sesquiterpenes
sesquiterpenoid
sesquiterpenoids
sesquitertianal

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