quindecupartite

English

Etymology

From Latin quīndecupartītus, from quīndecim (“fifteen”) + partītus (“-partite, -part”) after the model of tripartītus &c., equivalent to quindec- +‎ -partite.

Adjective

quindecupartite (not comparable)

  1. (rare) Having fifteen parts, divided into 15 pieces.
    • 2012, Ian Bruce translating John Napier, De Arte Logistica, p. 104:
      As in the preceding examples, └┘ ﾤ ｺ ▯ ﾧ placed before the number, will denote the bipartite, tripartite, quadrupartite, quintupartite, sextupartite roots. And in the same way... _ﾛ quindecupartite [15th] ...
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