quincunx
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quincunx
- /ˈkwɪŋkʌŋks/
- /ˈkwɪnkʌŋks/
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Borrowed from Latin quīncunx.
noun quincunxes · quincunces
- An arrangement of five units with four forming the corners of a square and the fifth at the centre of the square, a pattern corresponding to the five-spot on dice, playing cards, or dominoes.
- An angle of five-twelfths of a circle, or 150°, between two objects.
- A Galton board. In 1873–74 Sir Francis Galton (Charles Darwin’s cousin) designed an apparatus that he later named the quincunx.
- A bronze coin minted during the Roman Republic, valued at five-twelfths of an as.
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noun arrangement of five units
| Español | quincunce |
|---|---|
| Português | quina, quincunce, quincôncio |
| Français | quinconce |
| Deutsch | Quinkunx |
| Italiano | quinconce |
| Ελληνικά | αστεροπεντάδα asteropentáda |
noun angle of five-twelfths of a circle
| Español | quincuncio |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Quinkunx |
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@misc{quincunx_2026,
title = {quincunx},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/quincunx},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
