quinary

a. 五的, 五个组成的, 五进制的 [计] 五进制的

发音

/ˈkwaɪ.nə.ɹi/
/ˈkwaɪ.nɛɹ.i/

词形变化

quinaries 复数 quinaries

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Any of 72 rays associated with the Sun, six for each of the 12 houses of the Zodiac.

    宗教 哲学
adj.
  1. 1.

    Of fifth rank or order.

  2. 2.

    Consisting of five things; arranged in fives.

  3. 3.

    To the base of five; represented by the numerals 0, 1, 2, 3 and 4.

相关短语

quinary sector quinary sectors

词源

From the Latin quīnārius (“containing five each”), from quīnī (“five each”, “five at a time”) + -ārius (whence the English suffix -ary); compare the French quinaire, the Italian quinario, and the Portuguese quinário. Doublet of quinarius.

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