sesqui-
pref.(前缀)
语源
pref.(前缀)
- One and a half:
一个半:
sesquicentennial.
一百五十周年
语源
- Latin sēsqui-
拉丁语 sēsqui- - sēmis [a half] * see sēmi-
sēmis [一半] *参见 sēmi- - -que [and] * see k we
-que [和] *参见 k we
sesqui-
prefix
indicating one and a half
⇒
sesquicentennial
(in a chemical compound) indicating a ratio of two to three
⇒
sesquioxide
Origin
from Latin, contraction of semi- + as as2 + -que andsesqui-
Word Origin
1
a combining form meaning “one and a half,” used in the formation of compound words:
sesquicentennial.
Origin
< Latin sēsqui- < *sēm(i)sque, equivalent to sēmis half-unit, semis + -que and (cognate with Greek té, Sanskrit ca, Gothic -uh)
Related Words
- phosphorus sesquisulfide
- semi-
- sesquicarbonate
- sesquicentennial
- sesquioxide
- sesquipedalian
sesqui-1. a word element meaning 'one and a half', as in sesquicentennial.
2. a prefix applied to compounds where the ratio of radicals is 2:3, as in iron sesquichloride (Fe2Cl3).
[Latin, contraction of sēmis a half + -que besides]sesqui-
combining form
sesquicentennial
2. containing half again as many atoms
sesquiterpene
3. intermediate : combination
sesquicarbonate
combining form
ETYMOLOGY Latin, one and a half, half again, literally, and a half, from semis half of an as, one half (probably from semi- + as as) + -que (enclitic) and; akin to Greek te and, Sanskrit ca, Gothic -h, -uh
1. one and a half timessesquicentennial
2. containing half again as many atoms
sesquiterpene
3. intermediate : combination
sesquicarbonate
sesqui-
combining form
- denoting one and a half表示“一个半”:
-
sesquicentenary.
- ■ Chemistry (of a compound) in which a particular element or group is present in a ratio of 3:2 compared with another【化】表示(化合物)“两元素为三比二的”, “一倍半化合的”:
-
sesquioxide.
词源
from Latin semi- (see SEMI- )+que 'and'.
1650 Descr. FutureHist. Eur. 31Merlin prophesied to him, ‘That within lesse then a *sesquidecumane period of time, the Eagles head should be cloven in two.’
1650 Ravis ( title)A generall Grammer for the ready attaining of the Ebrew... Also a *Sesquidecury, or a number of Fifteene Adoptive Epistles..concerning care of the Orientall Tongues to be promoted.
1652 Urquhart JewelWks. (1834) 279Their tedious pharisaical prayers before supper, and *sesquihoral graces upon a dish of skink and leg of mutton.
1694 W. Holder Harmony 80The Third Minor, Trihemitone, or *Sesquitone, as consisting of three half Tones (or rather of a Tone and half a Tone).
1849 D. Campbell Inorg. Chem. 208The *Sesquibasic acetate of lead, 3PbO,2(C4H3O) + Aq.
1831 T. Thomson Syst. Chem. (ed. 7) II. 388*Sesquiborate of ammonia.
Ibid. I. 324The *sesquibromide of arsenic.
1825 ― 1stPrinc. Chem. II.App. 515*Sesquicarbonate of ammonia.
1883 T. F. Hardwich Photogr. Chem. (ed. 9) 38When first formed it has nearly the composition of a Sesquicarbonate, but by exposure to the air neutral Carbonate of Ammonia escapes, and a white powder is left, which is a Bicarbonate.
1871 Jrnl. Chem. Soc. XXIV. 1012*Sesquicarbonyl Chloroplatinite, C3O3Pt2Cl4.
1825 T. Thomson 1stPrinc. Chem. II.App. 515*Sesquichloride of iron.
1857 Miller Elem. Chem. ,Org. (1862) 218Aluminum forms a *sesqui-compound (Al2(C4H5)3) corresponding to its oxide Al2O3.
1839 Penny Cycl. XIII. 32/2The ferrocyanide of potassium also gives a deep blue, but the *sesquiferrocyanide gives none at all.
1831 T. Thomson Syst. Chem. (ed. 7) II. 452*Sesquihydrated carbonate of soda.
1887 Jrnl. Chem. Soc. LII. i. 558The formula of the fibrous alum, 3MgO,SO3 + 2Al2O3,3SO3 + 53H2O, represents a *sesqui-magnesia alum.
1849 D. Campbell Inorg. Chem. 186*Sesquinitrate of iron, Fe2O33NO5.
1839 Penny Cycl. XIII. 32/1Sulphate of Peroxide of Iron, or *Sesquipersulphate of Iron.
Ibid. ,is..a *sesquisalt. [ Pernitrate of iron]
1825 T. Thomson 1stPrinc. Chem. II.App. 515*Sesquisulphate of uranium.
Ibid. ,*Sesquisulphuret of arsenic.
1890 Westm. Gaz. 1 Mar. 6/1It has been found that sesqui-sulphuret of phosphorus..melts only at 142 deg.
1838 T. Thomson Chem. Org. Bodies 176*Sesquitartrovinate of copper.
1888 Jrnl. Chem. Soc. LIV. 377*Sesquiterpene, C15H24.
1922 Nature 16 Feb. 226/2 The principal constituents identified are safral, camphor, pinene, sesquiterpenes, eugenol, and alcoholic bodies.
1966 New Scientist 8 Dec. 576/2 The substance..is derived from farnesol, one of the basic sesquiterpenes, vegetable substances..which imitate the function of the juvenile hormone.
1976 Nature 5 Aug. 487/2 The essential oils d-bornyl acetate, α- and β-santalol and several plant sesquiterpene hydrocarbons have been shown to induce sexual excitement in male American cockroaches.
1951 Jrnl. Chem. Soc. 2988 (heading)*Sesquiterpenoids... Evidence for a nine-membered ring in caryophyllene.
1976 Nature 5 Aug. 488/2 Cadinol, a sesquiterpenoid biogenetically related to germacrene D, has been isolated from a plant and shown to be a stimulant for both male and female cockroaches.
c1610 Sir C. Heydon Astrol. Disc. (1650) 95The *Sesquiquadrate of 135 degr. [ aspect]
1647 Lilly Chr. Astrol. c. 512.
1674 S. Jeake Arith. (1696) 11Aspects..*Sesquiquartil.
1647 Lilly Chr. Astrol. c. 512*Sesquiquintil 108. [ consists of degrees]
1861 ‘Zadkiel’ Hand-bk. Astrol. I. 8The new aspects are semi-square, 45°; quintile, 72°; *sesqui-square, 135°.
a1661 Fuller Worthies,Glouc. (1662) i. 360Some pressed super-Canonical Ceremonies, and such *Sesqui-Conformists made Mr. Workman turn first but a Semi-Conformist, and then by degrees to renounce all Conformity.
1880 F. Hall Doctor Indoctus 52If he invented a brand-new form of allotheism, and came out a *sesquideist, or a quaternitarian.
1627 Donne Serm. i. (1649) II. 5They are *se qui-Heretiks in this, that they countenance Incontinency, and Fornication, which those very heretiks abhorred. [ s]
a1631 ― Serm. xii. (1640) 113A Jesuit, or a Semi-Jesuit, a practising Papist, or a *Sesqui-Jesuit, a Jesuited Lady.
1653 R. Baillie Dissuas.Vind. (1655) 9Why..do the Independents..runne beyond it..to a *sesqui-separation?
1611 Donne Poems, Upon Coryat's Crudities 2Oh, to what height will love of greatness drive Thy learned spirit, *sesqui-superlative!
a1696 Scarburgh Euclid (1705) 228Sextuple proportion is by addition of the Antecedents made of Sesquitertial, *Sesquibitertial, and Triple proportions.
Ibid. 180If above the exact Multiple of the Consequent, there remains in the Antecedent any Quotal part of the Consequent, as an half, a third, a fourth, or a tenth part of the Consequent, (or otherwise thus named, a Sesquialteral, a Sesquitertial, a Sesquiquartal, a *Sesquidecimal part, &c.).
1787 Hawkins Life of Johnson 375The proportion of a column is taken from that of the human figure, which..is in a man sesquioctave of the head, and in a woman *sesquinonal.
a1696 Scarburgh Euclid (1705) 182The Exponent of their proportions is the common Quotient 11/8, which shews the proportion to be..*Sesquioctaval.
1603 Holland Plutarch's Mor.Explan. Words,*Sesqui-octave, that which compriseth the whole and one 8 part; as 9 to 8. 18 to 16.
1726 Leoni Alberti'sArchit. II. 30/2Its proportion will be as eight to nine, which the Latins call a Sesquioctave.
a1696 Scarburgh Euclid (1705) 180This proportion is named triple *Sesquiquartal, and is noted thus 31/4.
1715 tr. Gregory'sAstron. (1726) I. p. xi,The same Tension upon a sub⁓sesquialteran Chord acts in a double *sesquiquartan Ratio.
1726 Leoni Alberti'sArchit. II. 30/2Seven to eight,..the proportion which the Latins call *Sesquiseptimal.
1597 Morley Introd. Mus. 54If they would make fiue crotchets to one semibreefe, then must they set downe Sesquiquarta proportion thus 4/5, wherein fiue semibriefes or their value make vp the time of foure semibriefes or strokes.
1694 W. Holder Harmony 153To divide a Sesquioctave Tone (9 to 8) by dupling the Terms of the Ration thereof, into 2 Hemitones.
1698 Wallis in Phil. Trans. XX. 81We assign to a Fifth..the Sesqui-alter Proportion..And to a Tone..The Sesqui-octave (or that of 9 to 8).
1776 Hawkins Hist. Mus. I. 74The ditone he had demonstrated to be in sesquiquarta proportion, as 5 to 4.
Ibid. 75The greater or sesquioctave tone, 9 to 8, and the lesser or sesquinonal tone, 10 to 9.
Ibid. The semiditone is sesquiquinta.
1883 Rockstro in Grove'sDict. Mus. III. 475/1.
sesqui-
word-forming element, from Latin sesqui- "one-half more," contraction of *semis-que- "a half in addition," from semis "a half" (see semi-) + -que "and," from PIE *kwe-.
ORIGIN: Latin , formed as semi- + -que and.
sesqui-
combining form
Etymology: Latin, one and a half, half again, literally, and a half, from semis half (from semi-) + -que and (enclitic); akin to Greek te and, Sanskrit ca, Gothic -h, -uh — more at semi-
1. : one and a half times
< sesquicentennial >
2. archaic : more than the norm of the type : super-, ultra-
< sesquiheretic >
3. : one and a half times the degree of a (specified) aspect in astrology
< sesquiquadrate >
4.
a. : containing three atoms or equivalents of a (specified) element or radical especially when combined with two of another
< sesquioxide >
< sesquisulfide >
b. : intermediate : combination — not used systematically
< sesquicarbonate >
< sesquisilicate >
c. : containing half again as many atoms
< sesquiterpene >
1.
< sesquicentennial >
2. archaic
< sesquiheretic >
3.
< sesquiquadrate >
4.
a.
< sesquioxide >
< sesquisulfide >
b.
< sesquicarbonate >
< sesquisilicate >
c.
< sesquiterpene >
sesqui-
Prefix
- One and a half
- In a ratio of 3 to 2
Etymology
From Latin sēsqui
Derived terms
词根词缀:sesqui-
【来源及含义】Latin: one and a half; normally used as a prefix; from Latin, semis “half” + que “and”
【相关描述】In chemistry, three atoms or equivalents of the [specified] element or radical are combined with two of another, as in iron sesquioxide, Fe 2O3. Also defined as the proportion of two (of one radical or element) to three (of another).
【同源单词】hippopotomonstrosesquipedalian, hippopotomonstrosesquipedalianism, hippopotomonstrosesquipedalianist, hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia, hyperpolysyllabicsesquipedalianist, sesquialteral