"sesquiplicate" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: Surface form sesqui- (“one and a half”) + plicate (“fold”); by analogy with duplicate. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|sesqui|plicate|t1=one and a half|t2=fold}} sesqui- (“one and a half”) + plicate (“fold”) Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} sesquiplicate (not comparable)
  1. Magnified by one and one-half; in a ratio of three to two. Tags: not-comparable Related terms: sesquialteral, sesquialterate: sesquialteral ratio (english: ratio of 3 to 2), sesquiplicate proportion, sesquiplicate ratio, half again Related terms (subsesquiplicate): subsesquiplicate ratio (english: 2/3rd power of the ratio) Coordinate_terms: duplicate (english: two times), triplicate (english: three times)
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