quintade
/ˈkwɪn.teɪd/
quintade noun: synonym of pentad: A 5-year period, particularly in reference to the first and second halves of calendrical decades.
Noun (1)
quintade (plural quintades)
- Synonym of pentad: A 5-year period, particularly in reference to the first and second halves of calendrical decades.
- Thus it appears, that the greatest number of cases of uterine cancer occurs between the ages of 30 and 40, and 40 and 45; that nearly equal numbers take place in the first decade, and the latter quintade; that, nevertheless, if the quintades of the latter decade be conjoined, very nearly double the...1833, Edinburgh Medical and Surgical Journal - Volume 40 - Page 368
- The number of deaths by each of these is set down in parallel columns for different ages from one year up to five, and in quintades, from five to a hundred.1868, The National Quarterly Review - Volume 16, page 272
- Synonyms:
- pentad
Noun (2) capitalized: Quintade
Quintade (plural Quintades)
- An organ stop corresponding to pewter pipes of 16, 8, 4, and 2 feet.
- Substituting a Dolce for the Quintade for church use would make this little organ far more useful than some much larger baroque organs that I have played.1930, William Harrison Barnes, The contemporary american organ, page 312
- The Flute and Principal jump an octave at high pressures, while the Quintade can be heard at the 8’ fundamental using low pressure on the cone-pallet box and can then overblow to the tierce at 90 mm WC.2011, Randall Harlow, Recent Organ Design Innovations and the 21st-century “Hyperorgan”
Synonyms of quintade
Forms of quintade
| plural | quintades |
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| plural | Quintades |
Origin of quintade
Blend of quint- (“five”) and decade (“10-year period”).
Questions about quintade
- What does quintade mean?
- Quintade means synonym of pentad: A 5-year period, particularly in reference to the first and second halves of calendrical decades.
- What part of speech is quintade?
- Quintade is a noun.
- How do you pronounce quintade?
- Quintade is pronounced /ˈkwɪn.teɪd/.
- What is the plural of quintade?
- The plural of quintade is quintades.
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