"pentomino" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: pentominoes [plural]
Etymology: PIE word *pénkʷe pent(a)- + (poly)omino Etymology templates: {{l|ine-pro|*pénkʷe}} *pénkʷe, {{PIE word|en|pénkʷe}} PIE word *pénkʷe Head templates: {{en-noun|es}} pentomino (plural pentominoes)
  1. (geometry) A polyomino made up of five square unites. When packing pentominoes into three-dimensional shapes, the square units commonly are expanded into cubes instead of being flattened. Wikipedia link: pentomino Categories (topical): Five, Geometry Synonyms: 5-omino Derived forms: R-pentomino

Inflected forms

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