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sesqui-
sesqui- (ˈsɛskwɪ) a Latin prefix [L. sesqui-, also sesque-, contraction of *sēmis-que a half in addition; cf. sestertius:—*sēmis-tertius], expressing a superparticular ratio. 1. a. With designations of measure or amount, denoting one-and-a-half times the unit; as sesquihōra an hour and a half; sesqu... Oxford English Dictionary
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Sesqui 1990
Sesqui 1990 was a festival that was staged in February 1990 in the city of Wellington, New Zealand. A spectacular commercial and administrative failure, the Sesqui event has subsequently become an icon of corporate mismanagement within New Zealand popular culture. History Billed by promoters as 'New... wikipedia.org
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sescuple
sescuple, a. Now rare. (ˈsɛskjuːp(ə)l) [ad. L. sescuplus or sescuplex, var. sesquiplus, -plex, f. sesqui- sesqui- + -plus, -plex -fold.] = sesquialter a.1694 W. Wotton Anc. & Mod. Learn. (1697) 100, 9 is in a Sescuple Proportion to 6. 1774 Mitford Ess. Harmony Lang. 13 Rhythmus is either even, as in... Oxford English Dictionary
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Sesqui
Sesqui, Latin for one-and-one-half times, may refer to: Sodium sesquicarbonate, a double salt of sodium bicarbonate and sodium carbonate Sesqui 1990, a 1990 festival in Wellington, New Zealand Sesquialtera (disambiguation), several meanings Sesquicentennial Exposition, a 1926 world's fair in Philade... wikipedia.org
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sesquiduple
sesquiduple, a. (ˈsɛskwɪˌdjuːp(ə)l) [f. sesqui- + duple, to express the meaning ‘two and a half’ (on a false analogy), after sesquialteral.] Involving a ratio of 2½ to 1. So sesquiˈduplicate a.1775 Ash, Sesquiduplicate, belonging to the ratio of five to two. 1842 Brande Dict. Sci., etc. s.v. Sesqui,... Oxford English Dictionary
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Sesqui Islands
The Sesqui Islands are an island group located in the Coronation Gulf, south of Victoria Island, in the Kitikmeot Region, Nunavut, Canada. Other island groups in the vicinity include the Bate Islands, Jameson Islands, Outpost Islands, Richardson Islands, and Sisters Islands. References External link... wikipedia.org
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sesquiplicate
sesquiplicate, a. (sɛsˈkwɪplɪkət) [ad. mod.L. sesquiplicātus, f. sesqui- + plicātus folded, plicate, to express the meaning ‘subduplicate of the triplicate’. (L. sesquiplex = taken once and a half.)] Bearing or involving the ratio of the square roots of the cubes of the terms of a certain ratio. Thu... Oxford English Dictionary
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Sukh Dev
It was during these investigations, he discovered new skeletal types in Sesqui- and diterpenoids. wikipedia.org
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sesquicentenary
sesquicentenary (ˌsɛskwɪsɛnˈtiːnərɪ) [f. sesqui- + centenary n.] A one-hundred-and-fiftieth anniversary; a festival celebrating this; = sesquicentennial n.1961 in Webster. 1969 New Scientist 20 Nov. 389/1 The Cambridge Philosophical Society has just celebrated its sesquicentenary. 1978 Times 9 Jan. ... Oxford English Dictionary
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Terpene
The structural diversity of mono-, sesqui-, and diterpenes is a consequence of isomerism. Chirality Terpenes and terpenoids are usually chiral. (The sesqui- prefix means one and a half.) Diterpenes are composed of four isoprene units and have the molecular formula C20H32. wikipedia.org
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sesquitertia
‖ sesquitertia Mus. (sɛskwɪˈtɜːʃə) [L., fem. (sc. ratio) of sesquitertius, f. sesqui- + tertius third.] Denoting a ratio of 11/3 to 1, i.e. 4 to 3; chiefly Mus. denoting (i) an interval having this ratio, viz. the perfect fourth, (ii) a rhythm of three notes against four.1597 Morley Introd. Mus. 33 ... Oxford English Dictionary
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sesquicentennial
sesquicentennial, a. and n. Chiefly U.S. (ˌsɛskwɪsɛnˈtɛnɪəl) [f. sesqui- + centennial.] A. adj. Pertaining to a celebration of a hundred-and-fiftieth anniversary.1888 Advance (Chicago) 9 Aug., The sesquicentennial celebration of the church. 1896 Academy 6 June 468/2 The sesquicentennial celebration ... Oxford English Dictionary
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Hardwood
Although in small quantities, hardwoods also contain mono-, sesqui- and diterpenes, such as α- and β-pinenes, 3-carene, β-myrcene, limonene, hinokitiol wikipedia.org
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sesquiplane
sesquiplane Now Hist. (ˈsɛskwɪpleɪn) Also ‖ sesquiplan. [ad. F. sesquiplan, f. sesqui- sesqui- + plan plane n.3] A biplane having one wing of surface area not more than half that of the other.1921 Flight 29 Sept. 650/2 The Nieuport-Delage ‘Sesquiplans’ are to all intents and purposes monoplanes, but... Oxford English Dictionary
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sesquipedal
sesquipedal, a. and n. (səsˈkwɪpɪdəl), ˈsɛskwɪpɛdəl) [ad. L. sesquipedāl-is, f. sesqui- + ped-, pēs foot: cf. pedal.] A. adj. = sesquipedalian.1611 R. Badley in Coryat's Crudities k 2 b, The sesquipedale belly of thy Tome. 1624 Burton Anat. Mel. iii. iv. ii. vi, Fustian, big, sesquipedal words. 1802... Oxford English Dictionary
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