Test Your Vocabulary

Take Our 10-Question Quiz

Name That Thing

Take our visual vocab quiz

Test Your Knowledge »

True or False?

A quick quiz about stuff worth knowing

Take It Now »

Join Us on FB & Twitter

Get the Word of the Day and More

Facebook | Twitter
  1. Word Games
  2. Word of the Day
  3. New Words & Slang
  4. Video
 

quincunx


quin·cunx

noun \ˈkwin-ˌkəŋ(k)s\

Definition of QUINCUNX

: an arrangement of five things in a square or rectangle with one at each corner and one in the middle
— quin·cun·cial \kwin-ˈkən(t)-shəl\ or quin·cunx·ial \-ˈkəŋk-sē-əl\ adjective

Origin of QUINCUNX

Latin quincunc-, quincunx, literally, five twelfths, from quinque five + uncia twelfth part — more at five, ounce
First Known Use: 1545

Browse

Next Word in the Dictionary: quindecagon
Previous Word in the Dictionary: Quincke tube
All Words Near: quincunx

Seen & Heard

What made you want to look up quincunx? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).