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tetromino

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

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Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /tɛˈtɹɒmɪnəʊ/
  • General-American: /tɛˈtɹɑməˌnoʊ/
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  • rhymes with -ɒmɪnəʊ
  • rhymes with -ɒmənəʊ

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noun

Meaning 1

A polyomino consisting of four squares connected edge-to-edge.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: geometry, mathematics, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: 4-omino

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kwetwóres Proto-Hellenic *kwétwores Ancient Greek τέσσᾰρες (téssăres) Ancient Greek τετρᾰ- (tetră-)bor. English tetra- English -omino English tetromino From tetra- + -omino.

Across languages

Translations

2 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Polish: tetromino — polyomino made up of four squares
  • Spanish: tetrominó — polyomino made up of four squares