pentomic
/pɛnˈtɑmɪk/
adjective
- Relating to a military organization or unit that is divided into five smaller parts, especially a U.S. Army division structure from the 1950s designed for atomic warfare.
- Historians study the pentomic concept as a Cold War response to new weapons technology.
- The army's pentomic structure was eventually replaced by more flexible brigade-based units.
- The pentomic division was reorganized to operate more effectively on a nuclear battlefield.