quincunx
/ˈkwɪnkʌŋks/noun
(pl. quincunxes)
1
- an 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。
2
- mass noun Astrology an aspect of 150°, equivalent to five zodiacal signs【占星】（天体的）相距五宫。
派生词
quincuncial
adjectivequincuncially
adverb词源
mid 17th cent.: from Latin， literally 'five twelfths'， from quinque 'five'+ uncia 'twelfth'.