sesquialteral

[Lat. sesquialter.] Math .: A term applied to a ratio where one quantity or number contains another once and a half as much more, as the ratio of 3 to 2. "In the same sesquialteral proportion of their period ical motions to their orbs."-Bentley: Sermons, No. 8. sesquialteral-fioret, s . Bot.: A perfect floret, with an abortive one be side it. ses-qui-al-ter-ate, *ses-qui-al-ter-oŭs, adj. [SESQUIALTER.] Sesquialteral.