QUINCUNX


Meaning of QUINCUNX in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkwɪnkʌŋks ]

n. 1 five objects set so that four are at the corners of a square or rectangle and the fifth is at its centre, e.g. the five on dice or cards. 2 this arrangement, esp. in planting trees. øøquincuncial adj. quincuncially adv. [L, = five-twelfths f. quinque five, uncia twelfth]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.