QUINCUNCIAL


Meaning of QUINCUNCIAL in English

(ˈ)kwin|kənchəl adjective

or quin·cunx·ial -əŋ(k)sēəl

Etymology: quincuncial from Latin quincuncialis, from quincunc-, quincunx + -alis -al; quincunxial from Latin quincunx + English -al

1. : relating to, consisting of, or arranged in a quincunx or quincunxes

2.

a. : having the members so imbricated that two are exterior, two are interior, and the other has one edge exterior and one interior — used of a pentamerous calyx or corolla

quincuncial estivation

b. : pentastichous

• quin·cun·cial·ly -chəlē adverb

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.