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quincunx

noun
/ˈkwɪŋkʌŋks/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin quīncunx.

  1. borrowed from quīncunx

Definitions

  1. An arrangement of five units with four forming the corners of a square and the fifth at…

    An arrangement of five units with four forming the corners of a square and the fifth at the centre of the square, a pattern corresponding to the five-spot on dice, playing cards, or dominoes.

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

  3. A Galton board.

    • In 1873–74 Sir Francis Galton (Charles Darwin’s cousin) designed an apparatus that he later named the quincunx.
  4. ›+ 1 more definition

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

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