QUINCUNX


Meaning of QUINCUNX in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkwin-ˌkəŋ(k)s ]

noun

Etymology: Latin quincunc-, quincunx, literally, five twelfths, from quinque five + uncia twelfth part — more at five , ounce

Date: 1545

: an arrangement of five things in a square or rectangle with one at each corner and one in the middle

• quin·cun·cial kwin-ˈkən(t)-shəl or quin·cunx·ial -ˈkəŋk-sē-əl adjective

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