Category:Sesquialteral

Ses`qui*al"ter*al, ses`qui*al"ter*ate, a. Etym: [l. sesquialter once And a half; sesqui- + alter other: cf. F. sesquialtére.]

Defn: once and a half times as great as another; having the ratio of One and a half to one. Sesquialteral ratio (math.), the ratio of one And a half to one; thus, 9 and 6 are in a sequialteral ratio.