sesquialteral
adjective
ses·qui·al·ter·al
Definition of sesquialteral
: one and a half times as great as another : having the ratio of one and a half to one
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Origin and Etymology of sesquialteral
Latin sesquialter one and a half times as great (from sesqui- + alter other of two, second) + English -al — more at alter
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