Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An arrangement of five objects or marks with one at each corner of a rectangle or square and one at the center.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A Roman brass coin of five unciæ.
- noun A reliquary in the shape of a cross, the four parts of which can be folded over the central one.
- noun An arrangement of five objects in a square, one at each corner and one in the middle (thus, ); especially, an arrangement, as of trees, in such squares continuously.
- noun In botany, same as
quincuncial estivation (which see, underquincuncial ). - noun In astrology, the position of planets when distant from each other five signs or 150°.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun 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.
- noun (Astrol.) The position of planets when distant from each other five signs, or 150°.
- noun (Bot.) A quincuncial arrangement, as of the parts of a flower in æstivation. See
Quincuncial , 2.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun An arrangement of five
units in a pattern corresponding to the five-spot ondice , playing cards, ordominoes . - noun astrology An
angle of five-twelfths of a circle, or 150°, between two objects. - noun A
bronze coin minted during theRoman Republic , valued at five-twelfths of anas .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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There is also one extra division of 150 degrees, the quincunx, which is an aspect of change.
Astrology for Enlightenment Michelle Karén 2008
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Others plant them in form of a quincunx, which is better for the hop, and will do very well where your ground is but small that you may overcome it with either the breast plough or spade. '
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The Galton board, also known as a quincunx or bean machine, is a device for statistical experiments named after English scientist Sir Francis Galton.
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The Galton board, also known as a quincunx or bean machine, is a device for statistical experiments named after English scientist Sir Francis Galton.
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Joystiq, a Terminal Reality spokesperson said: "For the record, the PS3 version is softer due to the 'quincunx' antialiasing filter and the fact we render at about 75% the resolution of the 360 version."
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He's the fellow who does our Face-Off features and compiles bonkers articles about individual BioShock frames, incidentally, and to whom words such as "quincunx" mean something.
Eurogamer 2008
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There was a quincunx of springs, the waters of which were believed by many to be a cure for a multiplicity of ills, to be found in the shrine in the centre of the town and, beyond the locks of the river (which flowed east, to the city of Landward), were the parlours of the wonder-workers.
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On October 4, Venus and Jupiter meet up in a quirky quincunx, offering us the opportunity to gain perspective on society, self-worth and our ability to give and receive love.
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The Venus-Neptune quincunx urges us to bring our ideals into reality instead of deluding ourselves with our old fantasies.
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October 9, Venus opposes Uranus and makes a quirky quincunx to Neptune.
seanahan commented on the word quincunx
This is a popular word, especially amongst the wordocracy, but no love from the comment crowd.
September 19, 2007
reesetee commented on the word quincunx
Actually, I first learned this word when I came across the book by the same name (by Charles Palliser). A maddening novel.
September 19, 2007
pruwyben commented on the word quincunx
I played this in Scrabble once. It was my proudest Scrabble moment.
November 30, 2007
yarb commented on the word quincunx
Nice. How did your opponenet react? Were they upset?
November 30, 2007
pomegranate commented on the word quincunx
Quincunx is also the name of the holding company for a large outdoor amphitheatre in western Clark County, Washington. The amphitheatre-building project was not very popular in its neighborhood because of the noise and traffic it would bring. I think they adopted the name "Quincunx" rather than something less mysterious (e.g. "Clark County Amphitheatre Company") so that they could hide from their detractors.
December 4, 2007
treeseed commented on the word quincunx
In Astrology, Quincunx:
One of several possible aspects or relationships between planets in a horoscope.
An arc of 150 degrees. Also known as the inconjunct; this aspect creates a certain uneasiness and a feeling of discomfort and has karmic lessons to teach us. It is a minor aspect.
Otherwise known as Inconjunct.
This aspect is the only one not measured by celestial longitude. It is of two or more planets having the same distance in declination in degrees, north or south of the celestial equator.
February 3, 2008
crunchysaviour commented on the word quincunx
This is a brilliant word. It sounds suggestive and rude, but in a very abstract way. It is, of course, neither.
August 15, 2008
chained_bear commented on the word quincunx
Hmm... in fact, it's a lot like "crunchysaviour." ;)
August 15, 2008
epeolatrist commented on the word quincunx
An arrangement of five objects with one at each corner of a rectangle or square and one at the center.
it's like the 5 on a die
December 9, 2008
jmjarmstrong commented on the word quincunx
JM walks to each corner of the room, then stands in the exact centre and mutters 'Quincunx'
February 1, 2009
honeycomb commented on the word quincunx
It particularly relates to the laying out of orchards, the alternating rows of trees being arranged in groups of five as on dice.
April 6, 2009
bilby commented on the word quincunx
Also inconjunct.
April 17, 2018
quincie commented on the word quincunx
Every couple of decades or so I suddenly get sledgehammered by a new word. And a year ago it was Quincunx that wolloped me and I've fallen madly in love with it. I've collected dice all my life. The five was always my favourite side because I like that pattern and have been aware of it all around us in many shapes and forms all my life. But only a year ago did I find out it's called a Quincunx! Revelation time! I'm such a happy bunny! Beautiful word. ❤️❤️😊
September 10, 2019