quintuplet

Meaning

1. A group of five, particularly (music) a tuplet of five notes to be played in the time for four.
2. One of a group of five, particularly babies born from the same mother during the same birth.
3. A cycle adapted for five riders, all of whom can assist in the propulsion.

Synonyms

quint

quintet

five

quin

cinque

fin

pentad

quintette

quintuple

fivesome

Little Phoebe

Phoebe

fiver

quinte

5

V

✌️

five-spot

Translations

vijfling

quintuplé

Fünfling

quíntupla

quíntuplo

beşiz

quíntuplo

quintuplo

quintillizo

Fünflinge

quinte

nageoire

10

Phœbé

quintet

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kwɪnˈtʌplət/

Etymology

From quintuple + -et, from Middle French quintuple.