pentad

n. 五, 五价物, 五天, 五年 [医] 五价物

发音

US /ˈpɛnˌtæd/
其它
UK /ˈpɛntad/

词形变化

pentads 复数 pentads

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Synonym of quintet: A group of five things, particularly

    Synonym of quinquennium: a five-year period, especially in reference to the first and second halves of calendrical decades.

  2. 2.

    Synonym of quintet: A group of five things, particularly

    A five-day period, especially a temperature average taken every five days.

    气象
  3. 3.

    Synonym of quintet: A group of five things, particularly

    A five-day division of the Chinese calendar, forming part of a solar term (Chinese: 候).

  4. 4.

    Synonym of quintet: A group of five things, particularly

    A pentavalent element or group: an atom or molecule with a valence of five, comparable with five atoms of hydrogen.

    化学

    Nitrogen is a pentad in the ammonium compounds.

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词源

From Ancient Greek πεντάς (pentás), from πέντε (pénte, “five”) + -άς (-ás, “-ad”). By surface analysis, pent- + -ad.

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