In 1873–74 Sir Francis Galton (Charles Darwin’s cousin) designed an apparatus that he later named the quincunx.
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Quincunx
//ˈkwɪŋkʌŋks//
Synonyms for "quincunx" (5 found)
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French
1 entries- quinconce noun (arrangement of five units)
German
2 entries- Quinkunx noun (arrangement of five units)
- Quinkunx noun (angle of five-twelfths of a circle)
Greek
1 entries- αστεροπεντάδα noun (arrangement of five units)
Italian
1 entries- quinconce noun (arrangement of five units)
Khmer
1 entries- ចតុរង្គ noun (arrangement of five units)
Polish
1 entries- kwinkunks noun (arrangement of five units)
Portuguese
3 entries- quina noun (arrangement of five units)
- quincunce noun (arrangement of five units)
- quincôncio noun (arrangement of five units)
Spanish
2 entries- quincunce noun (arrangement of five units)
- quincuncio noun (angle of five-twelfths of a circle)
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