Definition of "quincunx" []

• An arrangement of five objects with one at each corner of a rectangle or square and one at the center. (noun)

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• "There is also one extra division of 150 degrees, the quincunx, which is an aspect of change."
• "Others plant them in form of a quincunx, which is better for the hop, and will do very well where your ground is but small that you may overcome it with either the breast plough or spade. '"
• "The Galton board, also known as a quincunx or bean machine, is a device for statistical experiments named after English scientist Sir Francis Galton."