quin·cunx (kw n k ngks )n. An arrangement of five objects with one at each corner of a rectangle or square and one at the center. [Latin qu  nc nx, quncnc-, five twelfths : qunque, five; see penkwe in Indo-European roots + ncia, twelfth part of a unit; see ounce1.] |
quincunx [ˈkwɪnkʌŋks]
n
1. a group of five objects arranged in the shape of a rectangle with one at each of the four corners and the fifth in the centre
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) Botany a quincuncial arrangement of sepals or petals in the bud
3. (Spirituality, New Age, Astrology & Self-help / Astrology) Astrology an aspect of 150° between two planets
[from Latin: five twelfths, from quinque five + uncia twelfth; in ancient Rome, this was a coin worth five twelfths of an as2 and marked with five spots]
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