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pentomino

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /pɛnˈtɒmɪnəʊ/
  • General-American: /pɛnˈtɑməˌnoʊ/
  • rhymes with -ɒmɪnəʊ
  • rhymes with -ɒmənəʊ

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noun

Meaning 1

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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: geometry, mathematics, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: 5-omino

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From pent- + -omino.