sexagesimal

sexa·gesi·mal (-jes′i məl)

adjective

of or based on the number sixty

Etymology: ML sexagesimalis < L sexagesimus, sixtieth < sexaginta, sixty

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.

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