Definition of quincunx in English:

quincunx

nounPlural quincunxes ˈkwɪnkʌŋksˈkwinˌkəNGks

1An arrangement of five objects with four at the corners of a square or rectangle and the fifth at its centre, used for the five on a dice or playing card, and in planting trees.
（骰子或纸牌的）五点形，梅花形五点排列；（植树的）梅花点式
Example sentencesExamples
- Its name derives from the Latin word quincunx for the X-like shape of the spots on the 5-face of a dice.
- He goes in for rhomboids, quincunxes, and chess logic; even his ubiquitous infinities are of a linear, ‘Euclidean’ sort.
- People long ago produced fiendishly complicated analyses of visual forms: witness Nicholas of Cusa's tract on the all-seeing icon of Christ and Thomas Browne's labyrinthine meditation on the quincunx.
- Most Mesomerican peoples understood the cosmos itself to be four-sided or quincunx in configuration, being defined by the four cardinal directions and a fifth, the center.
2Astrology
mass noun An aspect of 150°, equivalent to five zodiacal signs.
〔占星〕（天体的）相距五宫
Example sentencesExamples
- Also known as the quincunx and denoted by the symbol, it is said to represent a harsh or tense relationship based upon incompatibility.
- Saturn conjunct, Mars opposition and quincunx Pluto, all are powerful and aggressive controlling aspects.
- There are nine aspects in common use: the five major aspects - conjunction, opposition, trine, square and sextile - and four minor aspects - the semi-sextile, semi-square, sesquiquadrate and quincunx.

Derivatives

quincuncial

adjective kwɪnˈkʌnʃ(ə)l

He worked on geodesy but became interested in conformal map projections where he invented a quincuncial map projection using elliptic functions.

quincuncially

adverbkwɪnˈkʌnʃ(ə)li

The flabellate multiserial sheets have autozooids arranged more-or-less quincuncially, not in connate series as with many species of Tubulipora.

Origin

Mid 17th century: from Latin, literally 'five twelfths', from quinque 'five' + uncia 'twelfth'.

Definition of quincunx in US English:

quincunx

nounˈkwinˌkəNGks

1An arrangement of five objects with four at the corners of a square or rectangle and the fifth at its center, used for the five on dice or playing cards, and in planting trees.
（骰子或纸牌的）五点形，梅花形五点排列；（植树的）梅花点式
Example sentencesExamples
- He goes in for rhomboids, quincunxes, and chess logic; even his ubiquitous infinities are of a linear, ‘Euclidean’ sort.
- Most Mesomerican peoples understood the cosmos itself to be four-sided or quincunx in configuration, being defined by the four cardinal directions and a fifth, the center.
- Its name derives from the Latin word quincunx for the X-like shape of the spots on the 5-face of a dice.
- People long ago produced fiendishly complicated analyses of visual forms: witness Nicholas of Cusa's tract on the all-seeing icon of Christ and Thomas Browne's labyrinthine meditation on the quincunx.
2Astrology
An aspect of 150°, equivalent to five zodiacal signs.
〔占星〕（天体的）相距五宫
Example sentencesExamples
- There are nine aspects in common use: the five major aspects - conjunction, opposition, trine, square and sextile - and four minor aspects - the semi-sextile, semi-square, sesquiquadrate and quincunx.
- Saturn conjunct, Mars opposition and quincunx Pluto, all are powerful and aggressive controlling aspects.
- Also known as the quincunx and denoted by the symbol, it is said to represent a harsh or tense relationship based upon incompatibility.

Origin

Mid 17th century: from Latin, literally ‘five twelfths’, from quinque ‘five’ + uncia ‘twelfth’.

单词	quincunx
释义	Definition of quincunx in English: quincunx nounPlural quincunxes ˈkwɪnkʌŋksˈkwinˌkəNGks 1An arrangement of five objects with four at the corners of a square or rectangle and the fifth at its centre, used for the five on a dice or playing card, and in planting trees. （骰子或纸牌的）五点形，梅花形五点排列；（植树的）梅花点式 Example sentencesExamples Its name derives from the Latin word quincunx for the X-like shape of the spots on the 5-face of a dice. He goes in for rhomboids, quincunxes, and chess logic; even his ubiquitous infinities are of a linear, ‘Euclidean’ sort. People long ago produced fiendishly complicated analyses of visual forms: witness Nicholas of Cusa's tract on the all-seeing icon of Christ and Thomas Browne's labyrinthine meditation on the quincunx. Most Mesomerican peoples understood the cosmos itself to be four-sided or quincunx in configuration, being defined by the four cardinal directions and a fifth, the center. 2Astrology mass noun An aspect of 150°, equivalent to five zodiacal signs. 〔占星〕（天体的）相距五宫 Example sentencesExamples Also known as the quincunx and denoted by the symbol, it is said to represent a harsh or tense relationship based upon incompatibility. Saturn conjunct, Mars opposition and quincunx Pluto, all are powerful and aggressive controlling aspects. There are nine aspects in common use: the five major aspects - conjunction, opposition, trine, square and sextile - and four minor aspects - the semi-sextile, semi-square, sesquiquadrate and quincunx. Derivatives quincuncial adjective kwɪnˈkʌnʃ(ə)l He worked on geodesy but became interested in conformal map projections where he invented a quincuncial map projection using elliptic functions. quincuncially adverbkwɪnˈkʌnʃ(ə)li The flabellate multiserial sheets have autozooids arranged more-or-less quincuncially, not in connate series as with many species of Tubulipora. Origin Mid 17th century: from Latin, literally 'five twelfths', from quinque 'five' + uncia 'twelfth'. Definition of quincunx in US English: quincunx nounˈkwinˌkəNGks 1An arrangement of five objects with four at the corners of a square or rectangle and the fifth at its center, used for the five on dice or playing cards, and in planting trees. （骰子或纸牌的）五点形，梅花形五点排列；（植树的）梅花点式 Example sentencesExamples He goes in for rhomboids, quincunxes, and chess logic; even his ubiquitous infinities are of a linear, ‘Euclidean’ sort. Most Mesomerican peoples understood the cosmos itself to be four-sided or quincunx in configuration, being defined by the four cardinal directions and a fifth, the center. Its name derives from the Latin word quincunx for the X-like shape of the spots on the 5-face of a dice. People long ago produced fiendishly complicated analyses of visual forms: witness Nicholas of Cusa's tract on the all-seeing icon of Christ and Thomas Browne's labyrinthine meditation on the quincunx. 2Astrology An aspect of 150°, equivalent to five zodiacal signs. 〔占星〕（天体的）相距五宫 Example sentencesExamples There are nine aspects in common use: the five major aspects - conjunction, opposition, trine, square and sextile - and four minor aspects - the semi-sextile, semi-square, sesquiquadrate and quincunx. Saturn conjunct, Mars opposition and quincunx Pluto, all are powerful and aggressive controlling aspects. Also known as the quincunx and denoted by the symbol, it is said to represent a harsh or tense relationship based upon incompatibility. Origin Mid 17th century: from Latin, literally ‘five twelfths’, from quinque ‘five’ + uncia ‘twelfth’.
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