sexagesimal的意思

sexagesimal

英式音标[,sɛksə'dʒɛsəml]
美式英标[,seksə'dʒesɪm(ə)l]

基本解释

adj. 六十的；六十进位的

n. 六十分之一

英文词源

sexagesimal (adj.): "pertaining to 60," 1680s, from Medieval Latin sexagesimalis, from Latin sexagesimus "the sixtieth," from sexaginta "sixty."

实用例句

1. The sexagesimal scale, or number system based on 60, was used by ancient Babylonians.: 古巴比伦人用六十进位制, 即以60为基的数系.

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