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pentomino

/pɛnˈtɑməˌnoʊ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pen-tomi-no
IPA
/pɛnˈtɑməˌnoʊ/
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From pent- + -omino.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /pɛnˈtɑməˌnoʊ/
  • British English: /pɛnˈtɒmɪnəʊ/

Inflected Forms

pentominoes (plural)

Phrases

R-pentomino

Synonyms

5-omino

Rhymes With

domino tetromino polyomino triomino tromino hexomino heptomino octomino nonomino monomino

Questions

How do you pronounce pentomino?
The recorded pronunciation is /pɛnˈtɑməˌnoʊ/.
What does pentomino mean?
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.
Where does pentomino come from?
From pent- + -omino.

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