sesquialterate

adjective /sɛskwɪˈaltərət/

1. In a ratio of 3 to 2 or 1½ times to 1.

   archaic

   […]the ratio of 3 to 2, which is sesquialter, forms the symphony diapente[…]

Where it comes from

From Latin sesquialter (“one and a half times”) + -ate (adjective-forming suffix), from sesqui- (“a half and a”) + alter (“another, a second”).

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry sesquialterate (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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