Definitions for quintile

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quintile quin·tile

Spelling: [kwin-til, -tahyl]

IPA: /ˈkwɪn tɪl, -taɪl/

Quintile is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 17 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 20 points.

You can make 125 anagrams from letters in quintile (eiilnqtu).

Definitions for quintile

noun

1. Statistics. a quantile for the special case of five equal proportions.
2. Astrology. a quintile aspect.

adjective

1. Astrology. of or relating to the aspect of two heavenly bodies that are one fifth of the zodiac, or 72°, apart.

Origin of quintile

1600-10; Latin quīnt(us) fifth + -ile (as in quartile)

Examples for quintile

quintile, kwin′til, n. the aspect of planets distant from each other the fifth part of the zodiac, or 72.