"polyomino" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: polyominos [plural], polyominoes [plural]
Etymology: poly- + (d)omino, as if the d were for di-, two, a domino being made up of two squares Head templates: {{en-noun|s|es}} polyomino (plural polyominos or polyominoes)
  1. (geometry) A plane polyform made by joining one or more squares edge to edge in various arrangements; a similar polyform made from triangles or hexagons (or any polygon that can tile a plane) Wikipedia link: polyomino Categories (topical): Geometry Synonyms: n-omino Related terms: polyiamond (english: made from triangles), polyform, Mathworld article on polyominoes Translations (polyform made of squares): polyomino (Finnish), полими́но (polimíno) [neuter] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-polyomino-en-noun--Rg4eLk8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: geometry, mathematics, sciences

Inflected forms

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