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quincunx

/ˈkwɪŋkʌŋks/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.50 in modern English

Syllables
quin-cunx
IPA
/ˈkwɪŋkʌŋks/
26
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

noun

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

noun

A Galton board.

noun

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

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin quīncunx.

Inflected Forms

quincunxes (plural) quincunces (plural)

Derived Forms

quincuncial quincunxial

Rhymes With

monks chunks trunks punks drunks dunks bunks hunks skunks debunks funks flunks

Questions

How do you pronounce quincunx?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkwɪŋkʌŋks/.
What does quincunx mean?
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.
Where does quincunx come from?
Borrowed from Latin quīncunx.

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