释义 |
quincunx /kwinˈkungks/ noun- An arrangement of five things at the corners and centre of a square (eg as seen on cards and dice), or of a great number of things (esp trees) spaced in the same way
- An aspect of 150º between two heavenly bodies (astrology)
ORIGIN: L quīncunx, from quīnque five, and uncia a twelfth part quincuncial /-kunˈshl/ adjective - Of or in a quincunx
- (of aestivation) having two leaves overlapping at each edge, two underlapping at each edge, and one overlapping and underlapping (botany)
quincunˈcially adverb |