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Sesquitertian

Sesquitertian \Ses`qui*ter"tian\, Sesquitertianal \Ses`qui*ter"tian*al\, a. [Sesqui- + L. tertianus belonging to the third. Cf. Tertian.] (Math.) Having the ratio of one and one third to one (as 4 : 3).

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sesquitertian

a. (context mathematics English) Having the ratio of one and one third to one (as 4:3).

Usage examples of "sesquitertian".

The legs of spiders are made after a sesquitertian proportion, and the long legs of some locusts, double unto some others.