QUINCUNX

Etymology

Noun

quincunx (plural quincunxes or quincunces)

An arrangement of five units in a pattern corresponding to the five-spot on dice, playing cards, or dominoes.

(astrology) An angle of five-twelfths of a circle, or 150°, between two objects. [from 1647]

A Galton board.

(historical, numismatics) A bronze coin minted during the Roman Republic, valued at five-twelfths of an as. [from 1545]

Source: Wiktionary

Quin"cunx, n. Etym: [L., fr. quingue five + uncia an ounce. The quincunx was marked by five small spots or balls. See Five, and Ounce the weight.]

1. An arrangement of things by fives in a square or a rectangle, one being placed at each corner and one in the middle; especially, such an arrangement of trees repeated indefinitely, so as to form a regular group with rows running in various directions.

2. (Astrol.)

Definition: The position of planets when distant from each other five signs, or 150º. Hutton.

3. (Bot.)

Definition: A quincuncial arrangement, as of the parts of a flower in æstivation. See Quincuncial, 2.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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