pentomino
UK/pɛnˈtɒmɪnəʊ/US/pɛnˈtɑməˌnoʊ/
pentomino noun: a polyomino consisting of five square units. When packing pentominoes into three-dimensional shapes, the square units commonly are expanded into cubes instead of being flattened.
Noun
pentomino (plural pentominoes)
- A polyomino consisting of five square units. When packing pentominoes into three-dimensional shapes, the square units commonly are expanded into cubes instead of being flattened.
- 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:
- 5-omino
Synonyms of pentomino
Forms of pentomino
| plural | pentominoes |
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Origin of pentomino
From pent- + -omino.
Words formed from pentomino
Words that rhyme with pentomino
Questions about pentomino
- What does pentomino mean?
- Pentomino means a polyomino consisting of five square units. When packing pentominoes into three-dimensional shapes, the square units commonly are expanded into cubes instead of being flattened.
- What part of speech is pentomino?
- Pentomino is a noun.
- How do you pronounce pentomino?
- Pentomino is pronounced /pɛnˈtɒmɪnəʊ/ (UK).
- What is the plural of pentomino?
- The plural of pentomino is pentominoes.
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