quincunx

Etymology
Borrowed from.

Noun

 * 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)  An angle of five-twelfths of a circle, or 150°, between two objects.
 * 3) A Galton board.
 * 4)  A bronze coin minted during the Roman Republic, valued at five-twelfths of an as.
 * 1)  A bronze coin minted during the Roman Republic, valued at five-twelfths of an as.

Translations

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 * Greek: αστεροπεντάδα
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 * German:
 * Spanish: quincuncio

Etymology
, literally 'five twelfths' in reference to a coin issued by the Roman Republic c. 211–200 BC, featuring a 5-dot pattern. Its value was five twelfths (quinque and uncia) of an as, the Roman standard bronze coin.

Pronunciation


Because of Osthoff's Law, the length of the vowel in the second syllable is uncertain; see the note at.

Noun

 * 1) five twelfths
 * 2) the five on a die