QUINCUNX


Meaning of QUINCUNX in English

[ 'kwɪnkʌŋks ]

■ noun ( plural ~es )

1》 an arrangement of five objects with four at the corners of a square or rectangle and the fifth at its centre.

2》 Astrology an aspect of 150°, equivalent to five zodiacal signs.

Derivatives

quincuncial kwɪn'kʌnʃ(ə)l adjective

quincuncially adverb

Origin

C17: from L., lit. 'five twelfths', from quinque 'five' + uncia 'twelfth'.

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