sexagesimal

• 形容词，指与数字六十有关的，或基于六十的计数系统的（如六十进制）。现主要用于数学和天文学等专业领域，在日常英语中已属过时用法。

An adjective relating to the number sixty or a system based on the number sixty (base-60). It is now primarily a technical term used in mathematics and astronomy, but is considered obsolete in general English usage.

1. Relating to the number sixtyC2formal

   Of or pertaining to the number sixty, or based on a system of counting in sixtieths.

   六十进制的

   • The ancient Babylonians used a sexagesimal number system.
   • Degrees of a circle are divided using a sexagesimal system.
   • Time measurement is based on a sexagesimal system of minutes and seconds.