quincunx

n. 五点形, 梅花形, 五点形排法

发音

US /ˈkwɪŋkʌŋks/

词形变化

quincunces quincunxes 复数 quincunxes quincunces 复数

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    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. 2.

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

    宗教 哲学
  3. 3.

    A Galton board.

  4. 4.

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

    历史

词源

Borrowed from Latin quīncunx.

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