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quincuncial

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for quincuncial.

Editorial note

You could go full circle by mapping a tessellated tile-able projection like Peirce quincuncial back onto the spherical lampshade via the inverse stereographic projection.

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Quick take

Arranged in a quincunx.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of quincuncial gathered in one view.

adjective

Arranged in a quincunx.

adjective

(botany) Having the leaves of a pentamerous calyx or corolla so imbricated that two are exterior, two are interior, and the other has one edge exterior and one interior.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for quincuncial.

adjective

Arranged in a quincunx.

adjective

(botany) Having the leaves of a pentamerous calyx or corolla so imbricated that two are exterior, two are interior, and the other has one edge exterior and one interior.

Example sentences

1

You could go full circle by mapping a tessellated tile-able projection like Peirce quincuncial back onto the spherical lampshade via the inverse stereographic projection.

2

I like how there no real sense of up or down in the Peirce Quincuncial map.

3

Peirce Quincuncial preserves shape and size at the expense of direction.

4

The Peirce Quincuncial Map can also be seamlessly tiled: [1].

5

I'm partial to the Pierce Quincuncial [0] projection myself.

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I like your Peirce Quincuncial projection.

7

This looks a lot like the quincuncial projection applied to a cube map render, with some custom logic to subtly warp geometry in a stable way so as to make certain details pop based on distance.

8

If you want something four sided and traditional, and relative sizes are slightly less important (but still important), go with Peirce Quincuncial - which, I might add, has far better looking Tissot’s indicatrices.

Quote examples

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I was thinking about using a projection based on mapping a square to an octahedron (along the general pattern of the “quincuncial projection”, but perhaps preserving areas).

Frequently asked questions

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How do you use quincuncial in a sentence?

You could go full circle by mapping a tessellated tile-able projection like Peirce quincuncial back onto the spherical lampshade via the inverse stereographic projection.

What does quincuncial mean?

Arranged in a quincunx.

What part of speech is quincuncial?

quincuncial is commonly used as adjective.