SESQUIPLICATE

Etymology

Adjective

sesquiplicate (not comparable)

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

Coordinate terms

• duplicate – two times

• triplicate – three times

Source: Wiktionary

Ses*quip"li*cate, a. Etym: [Sesqui- + plicate.] (Math.)

Definition: 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'::sq. rootb3:sq. rootb'3. The periodic times of the planets are in the sesquiplicate ratio of their mean distances. Sir I. Newton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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