Meaning of pentad | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Synonym of quintet: A group of five things, particularly
2. Synonym of quinquennium: a five-year period, especially in reference to the first and second halves of calendrical decades.
3. A five-day period, especially a temperature average taken every five days.
4. A five-day division of the Chinese calendar, forming part of a solar term (Chinese: 候).
5. A pentavalent element or group: an atom or molecule with a valence of five, comparable with five atoms of hydrogen.

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Examples

“Nitrogen is a pentad in the ammonium compounds.”

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