BIQUINTILE

Etymology

Noun

biquintile (plural biquintiles)

(astrology) An aspect of two planets that are distant from each other by two fifths of a great circle (72 degrees)

Source: Wiktionary


Bi*quin"tile, n. Etym: [Pref. bi- + quintile: cf. F. biquintile.] (Astron.)

Definition: An aspect of the planets when they are distant from each other by twice the fifth part of a great circle -- that is, twice 72 degrees.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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