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adjective
Etymology: Latin senarius consisting of six
Date: 1661
of, based on, or characterized by six ; compounded of six things or six parts <a senary scale> <senary division>
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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Senary — Sen a*ry, a. [L. senarius, fr. seni six each, fr. sex six. See {Six}.] Of six; belonging to six; containing six. Dr. H. More. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
senary — [sen′ər ē] adj. [L senarius < seni, six each < base of sex, six] of six; on the basis of six … English World dictionary
Senary — In mathematics, a senary numeral system is a base num|6 numeral system. The name heximal is also valid for such a numeral system, but is deprecated to avoid confusion with the more often used hexadecimal number base, colloquially known as hex… … Wikipedia
senary — adjective Of sixth rank or order. In particular, one can construct mixed binary/ternary codes via senary codes by applying the Chinese Gray map (see Example 1) … Wiktionary
senary — /sen euh ree/, adj. of or pertaining to the number six. [1655 65; < L senarius, equiv. to sen(i) six each (deriv. of sex SIX) + arius ARY] * * * … Universalium
senary — adj. pertaining to the number 6 … English contemporary dictionary
senary — [ si:nəri, sɛn ] adjective rare relating to or based on the number six. Origin C16: from L. senarius containing six , based on sex six … English new terms dictionary
senary — sen•a•ry [[t]ˈsɛn ə ri[/t]] adj. math. of or pertaining to the number six • Etymology: 1655–65; < L sēnārius=sēn(ī) six each (der. of sex six) + ārius ary … From formal English to slang
senary — /ˈsinəri/ (say seenuhree) adjective of or relating to the number six. {Latin sēnārius} …
senary — a. having six as base; six fold. ♦ senarius, n. (pl. rii ) verse of six feet … Dictionary of difficult words
