sexagesimal Definition
sexa·gesi·mal (-jes′i məl)
adjective
of or based on the number sixty
Etymology: ML sexagesimalis < L sexagesimus, sixtieth < sexaginta, sixty
sexagesimal Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- angle: Figure 19 shows an example of an STL format catalog containing several columns of complex sexagesimal angles.
- format: CRA The Right Ascension of the object, in sexagesimal format.
- hour: In the example the columns of angles RA and DEC are stored in the file as sexagesimal hours and degrees respectively.
- value: The usual rules for interpreting sexagesimal values in expressions are followed.
- system: The second of the three systems was the sexagesimal system, with numerals denoted by letters of the Arabic alphabet.
- subdivision: These components are optional; the format for a given tabulated angle may contain zero, one or two sexagesimal subdivisions.
Browse dictionary entries near sexagesimal
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- ‹ sex offender
- ‹ sex linkage
- ‹ sex kitten
- ‹ sex hygiene
- ‹ sex hormone

