Thesaurus: sesquiplicate

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1. a. 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'::Ãb3:Ãb'3.
2. 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.
3. Subduplicate of the triplicate; -- a term applied to ratios;thus, a and a' are in the sesquiplicate ratio of b and b', when a isto a' as the square root of the cube of b is to the square root ofthe cube of b', or a:a'::sq. rootb3:sq. rootb'3.The periodic times of the planets are in the sesquiplicate ratio oftheir mean distances. Sir I. Newton.
4. a. 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'::�b3:�b'3.