quincunx

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A bronze coin minted during the Roman Republic, valued at five-twelfths of an as
An arrangement of five units in a pattern corresponding to the five-spot on dice, playing cards, or dominoes
An angle of five-twelfths of a circle, or 150°, between two objects
{n} a fort of plantation, order, five twelfths of any thing
A set of five objects arranged with one at each corner of a square, and the fifth in the center
an arrangement of five objects, usually trees, with one at each corner of a rectangle and one at the center; this basic structural unit is often multiplied to create a larger pattern, and plantations of trees in this pattern may be identified by the same term
A spindle, or spool, as of reed or wood, upon which the thread for the woof is wound in a shuttle
An anti-aliasing technique, developed by nVidia, which uses a sampling pattern that looks like the five side of a die This dot pattern is called a quincunx
See Quincuncial, 2
A hollow spindle
The position of planets when distant from each other five signs, or 150°
A roll of dried bark; as, a quill of cinnamon or of cinchona
To plaint in small cylindrical ridges, called quillings; as, to quill aruffle
an arrangement of five things in a square or rectangle with one at each corner and one in the middle Think of the Purina "checkerboard" logo, or the pattern of dots on the side of a die when you roll a five
The bark of a rosaceous tree (Quillaja Saponaria), native of Chili
A quincuncial arrangement, as of the parts of a flower in æstivation
An arrangement of five objects in a sqaure or rectangle, with one at each corner and one in the middle, like the five spots on dice Prunts and other motifs are soemtimes arranged in a quincunx pattern
To wind on a quill, as thread or yarn
A tool that creates frequency distributions Beads tumble over numerous horizontal rows of pins, which force the beads to the right or left After a random journey, the beads are dropped into vertical slots After many beads are dropped, a frequency distribution results In the classroom, quincunxes are often used to simulate a manufacturing process The quincunx was invented by English scientist Francis Galton in the 1890s
150 degrees : An aspect which is thought to indicate two very different drives in the nature which feel incompatible One may make a "forced choice" and real effort and adjustment is necessary to find a compromise positions which allows expression of both drives
Minor adverse aspect of 150 degrees See Inconjunct
Something having the form of a quill The fold or plain of a ruff
a 150º aspect between planets
An aspect of 150 degrees, where the two aspecting planets are separated by five signs of the zodiac Many astrologers, including Richard Idemon, consider this aspect to by very significant, even deserving a place among the so-called Major aspects The quincunx is often interpreted as providing frustration, confusion, irritation or oddness to the planets involved
The bark is finely laminated, and very heavy with alkaline substances, and is
An arrangement of things by fives in a square or a rectangle, one being placed at each corner and one in the middle; especially, such an arrangement of trees repeated indefinitely, so as to form a regular group with rows running in various directions
quincuncially
A hollow spindle
quincuncially
A roll of dried bark; as, a quill of cinnamon or of cinchona
quincuncially
The bark is finely laminated, and very heavy with alkaline substances, and is
quincuncially
To wind on a quill, as thread or yarn
quincuncially
Something having the form of a quill The fold or plain of a ruff
quincuncially
To plaint in small cylindrical ridges, called quillings; as, to quill aruffle
quincuncially
The bark of a rosaceous tree (Quillaja Saponaria), native of Chili
quincuncially
In the manner or order of a quincunx
quincuncially
A spindle, or spool, as of reed or wood, upon which the thread for the woof is wound in a shuttle
quincunx
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