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Sesquialter
n.
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Alt. of Sesquialtera
Sesquialtera
n.
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A stop on the organ, containing several ranks of pipes which reenforce some of the high harmonics of the ground tone, and make the sound more brilliant.
Sesquialteral
a.
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Sesquialterate
a.
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Once and a half times as great as another; having the ratio of one and a half to one.
Sesquialterous
a.
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Sesquialteral.
Sesquibasic
a.
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Containing, or acting as, a base in the proportions of a sesqui compound.
Sesquiduplicate
a.
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Twice and a half as great (as another thing); having the ratio of two and a half to one.
Sesquioxide
n.
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An oxide containing three atoms of oxygen with two atoms (or radicals) of some other substance; thus, alumina, Al2O3 is a sesquioxide.
Sesquipedal
a.
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Alt. of Sesquipedalian
Sesquipedalian
a.
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Measuring or containing a foot and a half; as, a sesquipedalian pygmy; -- sometimes humorously applied to long words.
Sesquipedalianism
n.
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Alt. of Sesquipedalism
Sesquipedalism
n.
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Sesquipedality.
Sesqyipedality
n.
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The quality or condition of being sesquipedal.
Sesqyipedality
n.
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The use of sesquipedalian words; style characterized by the use of long words; sesquipedalism.
Sesquiplicate
a.
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Subduplicate of the triplicate; -- a term applied to ratios; thus, a and a' are in the sesquiplicate ratio of b and b', when a is to a' as the square root of the cube of b is to the square root of the cube of b', or a:a'::Ãb3:Ãb'3.
Sesquisalt
n.
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A salt derived from a sesquioxide base, or made up on the proportions of a sesqui compound.
Sesquisulphide
n.
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A sulphide, analogous to a sesquioxide, containing three atoms of sulphur to two of the other ingredient; -- formerly called also sesquisulphuret; as, orpiment, As2S3 is arsenic sesquisulphide.
Sesquitertial
a.
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Sesquitertian.
Sesquitertian
a.
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Alt. of Sesquitertianal
Sesquitertianal
a.
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Having the ratio of one and one third to one (as 4 : 3).
Sesquitone
n.
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A minor third, or interval of three semitones.
Sess
v. t.
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To lay a tax upon; to assess.
Sess
n.
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A tax; an assessment. See Cess.
Sessa
interj.
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Hurry; run.
Sessile
a.
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Attached without any sensible projecting support.
Sessile
a.
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Resting directly upon the main stem or branch, without a petiole or footstalk; as, a sessile leaf or blossom.
Sessile
a.
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Permanently attached; -- said of the gonophores of certain hydroids which never became detached.
Sessile-eyed
a.
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Having eyes which are not elevated on a stalk; -- opposed to stalk-eyed.
Session
n.
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The act of sitting, or the state of being seated.
Session
n.
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The actual sitting of a court, council, legislature, etc., or the actual assembly of the members of such a body, for the transaction of business.