sesquitertian

English

Etymology

sesqui- + Latin tertianus (“belonging to the third”). Compare tertian.

Adjective

sesquitertian (not comparable)

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

   a sesquitertian ratio

   a sesquitertian relationship

References

• “sesquitertian”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.