sexagesimal

Meanings

Plural: sexagesimals

Adjective

of or relating to or reckoning in sixtieths
- "the sexagesimal divisions of hours and degrees"

Adj

Of, related to, or based on the number sixty.

Noun

A fraction involving division by 60; a sixtieth part of something.
A base-60 number.

Origin / Etymology

From Medieval Latin sexagesimalis, from sexāgēsimus (“sixtieth”) + -ālis (“-al”), from sexāgintā (“sixty”). Cognate with sexagenary and sexagenarian. Cf. sextal.

Synonyms

base-60, sexagenary, sexagesm

Scrabble Score: 21

sexagesimal is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
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Words With Friends Score: 24

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