sexagesimal
(adjective) of or relating to or reckoning in sixtieths; “the sexagesimal divisions of hours and degrees”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
sexagesimal (not comparable)
(arithmetic) Of, pertaining to, proceeding by, or based on the number sixty.
sexagesimal (plural sexagesimals)
A sexagesimal fraction.
Source: Wiktionary
Sex`a*ges"i*mal, a. Etym: [Cf. F. sexagésimal.]
Definition: Pertaining to, or founded on, the number sixty. Sexagesimal fractions or numbers (Arith. & Alg.), those fractions whose denominators are some power of sixty; as, astronomical fractions, because formerly there were no others used in astronomical calculations.
– Sexagesimal, or Sexagenary, arithmetic, the method of computing by the sexagenary scale, or by sixties.
– Sexagesimal scale (Math.), the sexagenary scale.
Sex`a*ges"i*mal, n.
Definition: A sexagesimal fraction.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
3 March 2025
(verb) hold one’s ground; maintain a position; be steadfast or upright; “I am standing my ground and won’t give in!”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
