quint
- An interval of one fifth.
- The E string of a violin.
- In piquet, a sequence of five playing cards of the same suit; equivalent to a straight flush in poker
- (US, informal) a quin or quintuplet.
- A vehicle used by firefighters that combines the capabilities of a fire engine and a fire truck, having the ability to provide vertical access as well as pump water to fight a fire.
- quinte; the fifth fencer in parrying or attacking position.
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/kwɪnt/
Etymology
From Middle French quint, from Latin quīntus. Doublet of quintus.
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