quincunx

One entry found for quincunx.

Main Entry: quin·cunx
Pronunciation: 'kwin-"k&[ng](k)s
Function: noun
Etymology: Latin quincunc-, quincunx, literally, five twelfths, from quinque five + uncia twelfth part -- more at FIVE, OUNCE
: an arrangement of five things in a square or rectangle with one at each corner and one in the middle
- quin·cun·cial /kwin-'k&n(t)-sh&l/ or quin·cunx·ial /-'k&[ng]k-sE-&l/ adjective