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sexagesimal

5 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) sexagesimal (adjective)
  2. 2) sexagesimal (noun)
  3. sexagesimal arithmetic
  4. sexagesimal fraction (noun)
  5. sexagesimal scale (noun)

1sex·a·ges·i·mal

adj \-ˈje-sə-məl\

Definition of SEXAGESIMAL

: of, relating to, or based on the number 60

Origin of SEXAGESIMAL

Latin sexagesimus sixtieth, from sexaginta sixty
First Known Use: 1685

Rhymes with SEXAGESIMAL

duodecimal, hexadecimal, planetesimal

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