English Dictionary

quincunx

/ˈkwɪŋkʌŋks/

noun

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.

The trees in the park were planted in a quincunx pattern.

意味（1）

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.

意味（2）

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

意味（3）

A Galton board.

In 1873–74 Sir Francis Galton (Charles Darwin’s cousin) designed an apparatus that he later named the quincunx.

意味（4）

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