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Webster's 1828 Dictionary
SUBTRIPLICATE
a.
In
the
ratio
of
the
cubes.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
SUBTRIPLICATE
SUBTRIPLICATE
Sub
*
trip
"
li
*
cate,
a. (
Math.
)
Defn:
Expressed
by
the
cube
root;
--
said
especially
of
ratios.
Subtriplicate
ratio,
the
ratio
of
the
cube
root;
thus,
the
subtriplicate
ratio
of
a
to
b
is
cube
roota
to
cube
rootb,
or
cube
roota /b.