Main Entry: quin·cunx

Pronunciation: \ˈkwin-ˌkəŋ(k)s\

Function: noun

Etymology: Latin quincunc-, quincunx, literally, five twelfths, from quinque five + uncia twelfth part — more at five, ounce

Date: 1545

: 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