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seskvikvadratura a kvinkunks

English translation: sesquiquadrate and quincunx

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Czech term or phrase:seskvikvadratura a kvinkunks
English translation:sesquiquadrate and quincunx
Entered by: Ales Horak

18:51 Oct 16, 2010
Czech to English translations [PRO]
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Czech term or phrase: seskvikvadratura a kvinkunks
názvy dvou posledních aspektů,které jsem nikde nenašel
breadfly
Local time: 07:19
sesquiquadrate and quincunx
Explanation:
135 degrees. If 2 planets are close to being 135 degrees apart, they are in sesquiquadrate aspect.

The Quincunx is when Planets are 150° apart and is considered a difficult Aspect
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Ales Horak
Czech Republic
Local time: 07:19
Grading comment
diky
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +2sesquiquadrate and quincunx
Ales Horak
4 +1sesqui-quadrature and quinkunks
Michal Zugec


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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
sesquiquadrate and quincunx


Explanation:
135 degrees. If 2 planets are close to being 135 degrees apart, they are in sesquiquadrate aspect.

The Quincunx is when Planets are 150° apart and is considered a difficult Aspect

Ales Horak
Czech Republic
Local time: 07:19
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in CzechCzech
PRO pts in category: 32
Grading comment
diky

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jim Tucker (X)
1 hr
  -> thanks, Jim
agree  Hannah Geiger (X): o.k. ....I know it's Latin, both are used
3 hrs
  -> thanks, Hannah
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21 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
sesqui-quadrature and quinkunks


Explanation:


Example sentence(s):
  • Your case is similar to my teacher, who said before: see Uranus from the V (almost VI), which, together with Neptune Makes a sesqui-Quadrature (Minor point, but effective anyway) almost exactly with Mercury, Joining with Venus
  • •quinkunks (150°)

    Reference: http://foro.astrodestino.com.ar/showthread.php/homosexualida...
    Reference: http://www.astrologia.pl/urania/specs-en.html
Michal Zugec
Slovakia
Local time: 07:19
Works in field
Native speaker of: Slovak
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Hannah Geiger (X)
52 mins
  -> díky
neutral  Jim Tucker (X): "quincunx" at any rate -- a Latin word (these are almost never altered in EN)
53 mins
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