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Surface form sesqui- (“one and a half”) + plicate (“fold”); by analogy with duplicate.
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sesquiplicate
Today it means: Magnified by one and one-half; in a ratio of three to two. Full definition →
Today it means: Magnified by one and one-half; in a ratio of three to two. Full definition →
Surface form sesqui- (“one and a half”) + plicate (“fold”); by analogy with duplicate.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.