Defn: A quantic of the fifth degree. See Quantic.
QUINTILE
Quin"tile, n. Etym: [F. quintil aspect, fr. L. quintus the fifth.]
(Astron.)
Defn: The aspect of planets when separated the fifth part of the zodiac, or 72º. Hutton.
QUINTILLLION Quin*till"lion, n. Etym: [Formed fr. L. quintus the fifth, after the analogy of million: cf. F. quintillion. See Quint.]
Defn: According to the French notation, which is used on the Continent and in America, the cube of a million, or a unit with eighteen ciphers annexed; according to the English notation, a number produced by involving a million to the fifth power, or a unit with thirty ciphers annexed. See the Note under Numeration.
QUINTIN
Quin"tin, n.
Defn: See Quintain.
QUINTINE
Quin"tine, n. Etym: [L. quintus the fifth: cf. F. quintine.] (Bot.)
Defn: The embryonic sac of an ovule, sometimes regarded as an innermost fifth integument. Cf. Quartine, and Tercine.
QUINTOLE
Quin"tole, n. Etym: [It. quinto fifth.] (Mus.)