pentad

/ˈpɛnˌtæd/noun
Middle School
1

Synonym of quinquennium: a five-year period, especially in reference to the first and second halves of calendrical decades.

2

A five-day period, especially a temperature average taken every five days.

3

A five-day division of the Chinese calendar, forming part of a solar term (Chinese: 候).

4

A pentavalent element or group: an atom or molecule with a valence of five, comparable with five atoms of hydrogen.

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