Definitions for quincunx
ˈkwɪŋ kʌŋks, ˈkwɪn-quin·cunx

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. quincunxnoun

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

2. quincunxnoun

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

3. quincunxnoun

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

4. Etymology: From quincunx

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. QUINCUNXnoun

   Quincunx order is a plantation of trees, disposed originally in a square, consisting of five trees, one at each corner, and a fifth in the middle, which disposition, repeated again and again, forms a regular grove, wood or wilderness; and, when viewed by an angle of the square or paralellogram, presents equal or parallel alleys.

   Etymology: Latin.

   Brown produces several examples in his discourse about the quincunx. John Ray, on the Creation.

   He whose light’ning pierc’d th’ Iberian lines,
   Now forms my quincunx, and now ranks my vines. Alexander Pope.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Quincunx

   A quincunx () is a geometric pattern consisting of five points arranged in a cross, with four of them forming a square or rectangle and a fifth at its center. The same pattern has other names, including "in saltire" or "in cross" in heraldry (depending on the orientation of the outer square), the five-point stencil in numerical analysis, and the five dots tattoo. It forms the arrangement of five units in the pattern corresponding to the five-spot on six-sided dice, playing cards, and dominoes. It is represented in Unicode as U+2059 ⁙ FIVE DOT PUNCTUATION or (for the die pattern) U+2684 ⚄ DIE FACE-5.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Quincunxnoun

   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. Quincunxnoun

   the position of planets when distant from each other five signs, or 150¡.

3. Quincunxnoun

   a quincuncial arrangement, as of the parts of a flower in aestivation. See Quincuncial, 2

4. Etymology: [L., fr. quinque five + uncia an ounce. The quincunx was marked by five small spots or balls. See Five, and Ounce the weight.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Quincunx

   A quincunx is a geometric pattern consisting of five points arranged in a cross, that is five coplanar points, four of them forming a square or rectangle and a fifth at its center. It forms the arrangement of five units in the pattern corresponding to the five-spot on six-sided dice, playing cards, or dominoes. It is represented in Unicode as U+2059 ⁙ five dot punctuation or U+2684 ⚄ die face-5.

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. quincunx

   Forming a body of men chequerwise. A method of surveying a coast by five vessels in quincunx was proposed by A. Dalrymple to the admiralty, when that board would not have allowed of the employment of one.

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. quincunx

   Forming a body of men checkerwise.

How to pronounce quincunx?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

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   Indian

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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How to say quincunx in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of quincunx in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of quincunx in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

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References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Quincunx
2. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=quincunx
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quincunx
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quincunx
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=quincunx
6. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=quincunx
7. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html