OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 25580

quincunx

/ˈkwɪŋkʌŋks/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
quincunce
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.
quincuncio
An angle of five-twelfths of a circle, or 150°, between two objects.