quincunx

quincunx
[ˈkwɪnkʌŋks]
(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
quincuncial
adjective
quincuncially
adverb
语源
  1. mid 17th cent.: from Latin, literally five twelfths', from quinque 'five' + uncia 'twelfth'
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