cinquefoil

English

Alternative forms

• cinqfoil

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA: /ˈsɪŋk.fɔɪl/

Noun

cinquefoil (plural cinquefoils)

1. potentilla (flower)
2. (heraldry) A stylized flower or leaf with five lobes.
3. (topology) A particular knot of five crossings.

Synonyms

• (knot): cinquefoil knot, $5_1$, $T(5,2)$

Related terms

• cinque
• multifoil
• polyfoil

Coordinate terms

• trefoil
• quatrefoil
• sexfoil
• huitfoil

Translations

potentilla — see potentilla

heraldry: stylized flower or leaf with five lobes

• German: Fünfpass (de) m

topology: knot

External links

• cinquefoil knot on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:cinquefoil knot