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nonomino

UK/nəʊˈnɒmɪnəʊ/US/noʊˈnɑməˌnoʊ/

nonomino noun: a polyomino consisting of nine squares.

Noun

nonomino (plural nonominoes)

  1. A polyomino consisting of nine squares.
    • If a domino had four squares on its surface, it would be a tetromino. With five squares, it would be a pentomino—nine, a nonomino, eleven, an unwieldy undecomino!2011 October 15, Maki Kaji, The Big Book of Visual Sudoku, Workman Publishing Company, page 118
    Synonyms:
    9-omino

Synonyms of nonomino

Forms of nonomino

pluralnonominoes

Origin of nonomino

From non(a)- + -omino.

Words that rhyme with nonomino

Questions about nonomino

What does nonomino mean?
Nonomino means a polyomino consisting of nine squares.
What part of speech is nonomino?
Nonomino is a noun.
How do you pronounce nonomino?
Nonomino is pronounced /nəʊˈnɒmɪnəʊ/ (UK).
What is the plural of nonomino?
The plural of nonomino is nonominoes.

Words near nonomino in the dictionary

  1. nonoligodendrocyte
  2. nonoligodendrocytes
  3. nonoliguric
  4. nonomer
  5. nonomers
  6. nonomino
  7. nonominoes
  8. nonomission
  9. nonomissions
  10. nonomnipotence
  11. nonomnipotent

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