Quincunx Definition

kwĭnkŭngks
noun
An arrangement of five objects in a square, with one at each corner and one in the middle.
Webster's New World
An arrangement of five-petaled flowers in which two petals are inferior, two are exterior, and one is partly interior and partly exterior.
Webster's New World

A bronze coin minted during the Roman Republic, valued at five-twelfths of an as.

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Other Word Forms of Quincunx

Noun

Singular:
quincunx
Plural:
quincunxes

Origin of Quincunx

  • Latin quīncūnx quīncūnc- five twelfths quīnque five penkwe in Indo-European roots ūncia twelfth part of a unit ounce1

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin quincunx

    From Wiktionary

Quincunx Sentence Examples

  • In each section, seeds were sown in a quincunx pattern.

  • Traditionally, the trine and sextile are benefic aspects, while the square, opposition and quincunx are considered malefic.

  • This quincunx is common in the corolla of Rosaceae.

  • A curious work called Quincunx, written by Orzechowski (1515-1566), is concerned with religious polemics.

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Words Starting With

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Words Ending With

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