sesquialteral
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English
Etymology
From Latin sesquialter + English -al, from sesqui (“a half and a”) + alter (“another, a second”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
sesquialteral (not comparable)
- (mathematics, archaic) Synonym of sesquialterate, 1½ times.
- (music) Of or related to sesquialtera, 1½ notes.
- (botany, archaic) Having full florets accompanied by lesser ones.
- (botany, archaic) Having half as many stamens as petals.
- (entomology, archaic) Occupying a third of a wing or including a smaller band or spot in a larger one.
Synonyms
- (music): sesquialter
- (entomology): sesquialterous
References
- “sesquialteral, adj.”, in OED Online
, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2022.
