Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

quincuncial

/kwɪnˈkʌnʃəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: quin-cun-cial
IPA: /kwɪnˈkʌnʃəl/

24

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Arranged in a quincunx.

adj

Having the leaves of a pentamerous calyx or corolla so imbricated that two are exterior, two are interior, and the other has one edge exterior and one interior.

Example Sentences

"Of this Quincunciall Ordination the Ancients practiſed much[,] diſcourſed little; […]"
"In architecture the quincunxial shape was considered a sort of housing for the divine power – a battery, if you like, which gathered into itself the divinity as it tried to pour earthward, to earth itself – just like an electrical current does."
"quincuncial aestivation"

Etymology

From Latin quincuncialis.

Inflected Forms

more quincuncial (comparative) most quincuncial (superlative)

Derived Forms

quincuncially

Phrases

quincuncial phyllotaxy

Questions

How do you pronounce quincuncial?: The recorded pronunciation is /kwɪnˈkʌnʃəl/.
What does quincuncial mean?: Arranged in a quincunx.
Where does quincuncial come from?: From Latin quincuncialis.

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