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tetromino

/tɛˈtɹɒmɪnəʊ//tɛˈtɹɑməˌnoʊ/

tetromino noun: a polyomino consisting of four squares connected edge-to-edge.

tetromino: a polyomino consisting of four squares connected edge-to-edge
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Noun

tetromino (plural tetrominoes)

  1. A polyomino consisting of four squares connected edge-to-edge.
    • 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:
    4-omino

Synonyms of tetromino

Forms of tetromino

pluraltetrominoes

Origin of tetromino

From tetra- + -omino.

Words that rhyme with tetromino

Questions about tetromino

What does tetromino mean?
Tetromino means a polyomino consisting of four squares connected edge-to-edge.
What part of speech is tetromino?
Tetromino is a noun.
How do you pronounce tetromino?
Tetromino is pronounced /tɛˈtɹɒmɪnəʊ/ (UK).
What is the plural of tetromino?
The plural of tetromino is tetrominoes.

Words near tetromino in the dictionary

  1. tetrolate
  2. tetrolates
  3. tetrolic acid
  4. tetrols
  5. tetromadurin
  6. tetromino
  7. tetrominoes
  8. tetronal
  9. tetronasin
  10. tetronate
  11. tetronates

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