SESQUI-

Meaning of SESQUI- in English

sesqui- BrE AmE ¦sesk wi

▷ — sesquioxide ˌsesk wi ˈɒks aɪd AmE \ -ˈɑːks-

Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary. Английский словарь произношений Longman. 2012

SESQUI — sesqui- adv [occurring in compounds] sesqui- (= more by one half)
Interlingua English vocab
SESQUI- — combining form Etymology: Latin, one and a half, half again, literally, and a half, from semis half of an as, …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SESQUI- — combining form Etymology: Latin, one and a half, half again, literally, and a half, from semis half (from semi- ) …
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SESQUI — ˈseskwē noun ( -s ) Etymology: by shortening : sesquicentennial
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SESQUI- — () A combining form (also used adjectively) denoting that three atoms or equivalents of the substance to the name of …
Английский словарь Webster
SESQUI- — A combining form (also used adjectively) denoting that three atoms or equivalents of the substance to the name of which …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SESQUI- — a combining form meaning "one and a half," used in the formation of compound words: sesquicentennial. [ sesqui- sem ( …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SESQUI- — Etymology: Latin, one and a half, half again, literally, and a half, from semis half of an as, one half …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SESQUI- — a combining form (also used adjectively) denoting that three atoms or equivalents of the substance to the name of which …
Webster English vocab
SESQUI- — ■ combining form denoting one and a half: sesquicentenary. ↘ Chemistry (of a compound) in which a particular element or …
Concise Oxford English vocab
SESQUI- — [sesqui-] comb form [L, one and a half, half again, lit., and a half, fr. semis half of an as, …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SESQUI- — comb. form 1 denoting one and a half. 2 Chem. (of a compound) in which there are three equivalents of …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SESQUI- — полтора
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SESQUI- — полтора
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
SESQUI- — полтора
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
SESQUI — Function: combining form Etymology: Latin, one and a half, half again, literally, and a half, from semis half of an …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
SESTERCE — noun see: sesqui- Date: 1598 an ancient Roman coin equal to 1/4 denarius
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SESQUIPEDALIAN — I. | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|dālyən adjective Etymology: Latin sesquipedali s a foot and a half long (from sesqui- + ped-, pes foot + …
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SESQUIDIPLOID — I. “+ noun Etymology: sesqui- + diploid : a triploid produced by a cross between tetraploid and diploid parents II. …
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SESQUICENTENNIAL — I. “+ noun Etymology: sesqui- + centennial : a 150th anniversary II. “+ adjective : of or relating to a …
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UTRAQUIST — -_kwə̇st noun ( -s ) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: New Latin utraquista, from Latin utraque (abl. singular feminine of uterque …
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UBIQUITY — -wəd.ē, -wətē, -i noun ( -es ) Etymology: Latin ubique everywhere (from ubi where + -que, enclitic generalizing particle) + …
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SESQUITERPENE — “+ noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary sesqui- + terpene : any of a class of terpenes C 15 H 24 …
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SESQUISULFIDE — “+ noun Etymology: sesqui- + sulfide : a sulfide that contains three atoms of sulfur in the molecule and that …
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SESQUISILICATE — “+ noun Etymology: sesqui- + silicate 1. : a silicate (as sodium sesquisilicate) that is intermediate between two silicates 2. …
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SESQUIQUADRATE — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷+ noun Etymology: from (assumed) New Latin sesquiquadratus, from Latin sesqui- + quadrant-, quadrans quadrant + -atus -ate : the …
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SESQUIPLANE — ˈseskwə̇+ˌ- noun Etymology: sesqui- + plane : a biplane having one wing of less than half the area of the …
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SESQUIOXIDE — |seskwē+ noun Etymology: sesqui- + oxide : an oxide containing three atoms of oxygen combined with two of the other …
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SESQUICENTENARY — “+ adjective or noun Etymology: sesqui- + centenary : sesquicentennial
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SESQUICARBONATE — |seskwə̇+ noun Etymology: sesqui- + carbonate : a salt that is neither a simple normal carbonate nor a simple bicarbonate …
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SESQUIALTERAL — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷rəl adjective Etymology: Latin sesquialter one and a half times as great (from sesqui- + alter other of two, second) …
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SESQUIPEDALIAN — [ ˌsɛskwɪpɪ'deɪlɪən ] ■ adjective formal (of a word) polysyllabic; long. ↘characterized by long words; long-winded. Origin C17: from L. …
Concise Oxford English vocab

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