One of the five low partials of a bell, very roughly a fifth above the prime. The quint has a nodal circle near the soundbow. Therefore, it is often quiet and hardly affects the timbre of the bell.
A quint, or quintuple combination pumper, is a fire service apparatus that serves the dual purpose of an engine and a ladder truck. The name quint is derived from the Latin prefix quinque-, meaning five, and refers to the five functions that a quint provides: pump, water tank, fire hose, aerial device, and ground ladders.