sesquiplicate Meaning, Definition & Usage

Ses*quip"li*cate adjective

Etymology

Sesqui- + plicate.

Definitions

1. (Math.) 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'::&root;b3:&root;b'3.

   The periodic times of the planets are in the sesquiplicate ratio of their mean distances. Sir I. Newton.