† quintilen.³

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Quīntīlis.

Etymology: < classical Latin Quīntīlis, the name of the fifth month of the Roman year, July < quīntus fifth (see quint n.¹) + īlis -il suffix.The plural form in quot. 1708 at main sense is unexplained.

Obsolete.

In the ancient Roman calendar: the fifth month, the month of July.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > period > a month or calendar month > specific months > [noun] > July

AfterlitheOE

Julyc1300

quintile1606

Mead-month1681

worm month1782

1606 G. W. tr. Epit. Liues Emperors in tr. Justinus Hist. sig. Ee4 Iulius Caesar, the sonne of L. Caesar and Aurelia, was born at Rome..on the 4. of the Ides of Quintile, the which month after his death, was by the commaundement of Anthony, for that cause called Iuly.

1656 T. Blount Glossographia Quintile, the moneth July, the fifth moneth from March, reckoning it for one.

1708 G. Vaux tr. J. C. Sturm Mathesis Juvenilis III. 195 Afterwards the Names of Quintiles and Sextiles [L. Quintilis & Sextilis nominibus] were by the Senate changed, the former into July, the latter into August, by which Names they are called to this Day.

1724 Coles's Eng. Dict. (new ed.) Quintile, July the 5th (month) from March.

Derivatives

quintilian adj. rare that is the fifth.

ΚΠ

1623 H. Cockeram Eng. Dict. Quintilian moneth, the moneth of July.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online September 2020).

quintileadj.n.²

Brit.

/ˈkwɪnt(ᵻ)l/,

/ˈkwɪntʌɪl/, U.S.

/ˈkwɪnˌtaɪl/,

/ˈkwɪntl/

Forms: 1600s quintil, 1600s quintill, 1600s– quintile.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin quīntus , -ile suffix.

Etymology: < classical Latin quīntus fifth (see quint n.¹) + -ile suffix, after quartile adj. and sextile adj. With use as noun compare French quintil quintile aspect (1636, obsolete in this sense; now only in sense (in poetry) ‘kind of verse with five lines’ (1749).

A. adj.

Astrology and Astronomy. Designating the aspect of two celestial objects which are one-fifth of a circle (72 degrees) apart in the sky; of or relating to such an aspect.

ΚΠ

a1623 C. Heydon Astrol. Disc. (1650) 95 In these our days our late Artists..have added unto these former Aspects three others, viz. the Quintile [etc.].

1679 J. Moxon Math. made Easie 23 Biquintile, Is a new Aspect observed by Kepler;..and counted a benevolent Aspect, as the Quintile, Sextile, and Trine are, though of smaller force.

1722 Whipping-Tom (ed. 4) iv. 37 Some will tell us..that as often as the wantonly dispos'd Planets treat one another with Quintile Aspects,..then 'tis wrong Time among Men.

1861 ‘Zadkiel’ Hand-bk. Astrol. I. 8 The new aspects are semi-square, 45°; quintile, 72°; sesqui-square, 135°.

1991 C. Mansall Discover Astrol. 122/1 The qualities of the planets in quintile aspect to one another are taken to describe the particular gifts of the individual.

2002 Mirror 18 Mar. 33/4 Moon in Taurus. Sun quintile Saturn. Mercury semi-sextile Neptune. Mars bi-quintile Pluto.

B. n.²

1. Astrology and Astronomy. Quintile aspect.In quot. 1991: a person with such an aspect in his or her birth chart.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the universe > planet > position of planet > aspect > [noun] > quintile

quintile1647

1647 W. Lilly Christian Astrol. iii. 32 A Quintill consists of two Signes twelve degrees.

1686 J. Goad Astro-meteorologica i. ii. 39 This Notable Effect may be accounted for without these Quintiles.

1754 New & Compl. Dict. Arts & Sci. III. 2643/1 Quintile, in astronomy, an aspect of the planets, when they are 72 degrees distant from one another, or a fifth part of the zodiac.

1819 J. Wilson Compl. Dict. Astrol. 101 The new aspects invented by Kepler are mostly produced by sub~dividing the others... The Tredecile, of 108°, is a quintile and half, or three deciles.

1991 C. Mansall Discover Astrol. vi. 137/1 Quintiles and septiles have a super-awareness of life.

2. Statistics. Each of the four values of a variate which divide a frequency distribution into five groups each containing a fifth of the total population. Also (more commonly): each of the five groups so produced.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > number > probability or statistics > [noun] > groups or arrangements of data

quartile1879

decile1882

percentile1885

centile1894

array1897

quintile1910

rank order1915

stratum1920

bin1934

quantile1938

realization1941

fractile1952

1910 Elem. School Teacher 11 64 For the purpose of comparison each diagram is divided into quintiles or groups comprising one-fifth of the class.

1938 R. E. Eckert in R. E. Eckert & T. O. Marshall When Youth leave School i. x. 169 The students in each quintile group showed strikingly similar types of employment.

1962 Poverty & Deprivation U.S. v. 33 In 1960 the lowest income quintile of all consumer units received 4.5 percent of total personal income; the second quintile, 10.9 percent; [etc.].

1994 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 15 Oct. 996/1 A common confusion is to use the terms tertiles, quartiles, quintiles, etc., not for the cut off points but for the groups so obtained.

2003 BusinessWeek 1 Dec. 56/1 During the 1990s, relative mobility—that is, the share of Americans changing income quintiles in any direction, up or down—slipped by two percentage points.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	quintile
释义	† quintilen.³ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Quīntīlis. Etymology: < classical Latin Quīntīlis, the name of the fifth month of the Roman year, July < quīntus fifth (see quint n.¹) + īlis -il suffix.The plural form in quot. 1708 at main sense is unexplained. Obsolete. In the ancient Roman calendar: the fifth month, the month of July. ΘΚΠ the world > time > period > a month or calendar month > specific months > [noun] > July AfterlitheOE Julyc1300 quintile1606 Mead-month1681 worm month1782 1606 G. W. tr. Epit. Liues Emperors in tr. Justinus Hist. sig. Ee4 Iulius Caesar, the sonne of L. Caesar and Aurelia, was born at Rome..on the 4. of the Ides of Quintile, the which month after his death, was by the commaundement of Anthony, for that cause called Iuly. 1656 T. Blount Glossographia Quintile, the moneth July, the fifth moneth from March, reckoning it for one. 1708 G. Vaux tr. J. C. Sturm Mathesis Juvenilis III. 195 Afterwards the Names of Quintiles and Sextiles [L. Quintilis & Sextilis nominibus] were by the Senate changed, the former into July, the latter into August, by which Names they are called to this Day. 1724 Coles's Eng. Dict. (new ed.) Quintile, July the 5th (month) from March. Derivatives quintilian adj. rare that is the fifth. ΚΠ 1623 H. Cockeram Eng. Dict. Quintilian moneth, the moneth of July. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online September 2020). quintileadj.n.² Brit. /ˈkwɪnt(ᵻ)l/, /ˈkwɪntʌɪl/, U.S. /ˈkwɪnˌtaɪl/, /ˈkwɪntl/ Forms: 1600s quintil, 1600s quintill, 1600s– quintile. Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin quīntus , -ile suffix. Etymology: < classical Latin quīntus fifth (see quint n.¹) + -ile suffix, after quartile adj. and sextile adj. With use as noun compare French quintil quintile aspect (1636, obsolete in this sense; now only in sense (in poetry) ‘kind of verse with five lines’ (1749). A. adj. Astrology and Astronomy. Designating the aspect of two celestial objects which are one-fifth of a circle (72 degrees) apart in the sky; of or relating to such an aspect. ΚΠ a1623 C. Heydon Astrol. Disc. (1650) 95 In these our days our late Artists..have added unto these former Aspects three others, viz. the Quintile [etc.]. 1679 J. Moxon Math. made Easie 23 Biquintile, Is a new Aspect observed by Kepler;..and counted a benevolent Aspect, as the Quintile, Sextile, and Trine are, though of smaller force. 1722 Whipping-Tom (ed. 4) iv. 37 Some will tell us..that as often as the wantonly dispos'd Planets treat one another with Quintile Aspects,..then 'tis wrong Time among Men. 1861 ‘Zadkiel’ Hand-bk. Astrol. I. 8 The new aspects are semi-square, 45°; quintile, 72°; sesqui-square, 135°. 1991 C. Mansall Discover Astrol. 122/1 The qualities of the planets in quintile aspect to one another are taken to describe the particular gifts of the individual. 2002 Mirror 18 Mar. 33/4 Moon in Taurus. Sun quintile Saturn. Mercury semi-sextile Neptune. Mars bi-quintile Pluto. B. n.² 1. Astrology and Astronomy. Quintile aspect.In quot. 1991: a person with such an aspect in his or her birth chart. ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > planet > position of planet > aspect > [noun] > quintile quintile1647 1647 W. Lilly Christian Astrol. iii. 32 A Quintill consists of two Signes twelve degrees. 1686 J. Goad Astro-meteorologica i. ii. 39 This Notable Effect may be accounted for without these Quintiles. 1754 New & Compl. Dict. Arts & Sci. III. 2643/1 Quintile, in astronomy, an aspect of the planets, when they are 72 degrees distant from one another, or a fifth part of the zodiac. 1819 J. Wilson Compl. Dict. Astrol. 101 The new aspects invented by Kepler are mostly produced by sub~dividing the others... The Tredecile, of 108°, is a quintile and half, or three deciles. 1991 C. Mansall Discover Astrol. vi. 137/1 Quintiles and septiles have a super-awareness of life. 2. Statistics. Each of the four values of a variate which divide a frequency distribution into five groups each containing a fifth of the total population. Also (more commonly): each of the five groups so produced. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > probability or statistics > [noun] > groups or arrangements of data quartile1879 decile1882 percentile1885 centile1894 array1897 quintile1910 rank order1915 stratum1920 bin1934 quantile1938 realization1941 fractile1952 1910 Elem. School Teacher 11 64 For the purpose of comparison each diagram is divided into quintiles or groups comprising one-fifth of the class. 1938 R. E. Eckert in R. E. Eckert & T. O. Marshall When Youth leave School i. x. 169 The students in each quintile group showed strikingly similar types of employment. 1962 Poverty & Deprivation U.S. v. 33 In 1960 the lowest income quintile of all consumer units received 4.5 percent of total personal income; the second quintile, 10.9 percent; [etc.]. 1994 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 15 Oct. 996/1 A common confusion is to use the terms tertiles, quartiles, quintiles, etc., not for the cut off points but for the groups so obtained. 2003 BusinessWeek 1 Dec. 56/1 During the 1990s, relative mobility—that is, the share of Americans changing income quintiles in any direction, up or down—slipped by two percentage points. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.³1606adj.n.²a1623
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