tetrasexagesimal

noun

The Base64 text encoding scheme.

OriginEnglish sexagesimal ← Ancient Greek τετρᾰ- (tetră-) ← Proto-Hellenic *kʷétwores →
Scrabble 26
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Meanings

nountetrasexagesimal (uncountable)
  1. rareuncountablecomputingThe Base64 text encoding scheme.
  2. uncountablearithmeticOf, related to, or based on the number sixty-four.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*kʷetwóres
  2. Proto-Hellenic*kʷétwores
  3. Ancient Greekτέσσᾰρες (téssăres)
  4. Ancient Greekτετρᾰ- (tetră-)
  5. Englishtetra-
  6. Englishsexagesimal
  7. Englishtetrasexagesimal

From tetra- + sexagesimal.

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APA

tetrasexagesimal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tetrasexagesimal

MLA

“tetrasexagesimal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tetrasexagesimal. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tetrasexagesimal,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tetrasexagesimal.

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