Definition of Quinconx
Quin"cunx (?), n. [L., fr.
quinque five + uncia an ounce. The quincunx was marked
by five small spots or balls. See Five, and Ounce the
weight.] 1. An arrangement of things by fives in
a square or a rectangle, one being placed at each corner and one in
the middle; especially, such an arrangement of trees repeated
indefinitely, so as to form a regular group with rows running in
various directions.
2. (Astrol.) The position of planets
when distant from each other five signs, or 150°.
Hutton.
3. (Bot.) A quincuncial arrangement, as
of the parts of a flower in æstivation. See Quincuncial,
2.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- An arrangement of five units in a pattern corresponding to the five-spot on dice, playing cards, or dominoes.
- (astrology) An angle of five-twelfths of a circle, or 150°, between two objects.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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