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polyomino

/ˌpɑliˈɑməˌnoʊ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
poly-omi-no
IPA
/ˌpɑliˈɑməˌnoʊ/
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- English -omino English polyomino From poly- + -omino.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌpɑliˈɑməˌnoʊ/
  • British English: /ˌpɒliˈɒmɪnəʊ/

Inflected Forms

polyominos (plural) polyominoes (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

polyform polyiamond

Synonyms

n-omino

Rhymes With

domino tetromino triomino tromino pentomino hexomino heptomino octomino nonomino monomino

Questions

How do you pronounce polyomino?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌpɑliˈɑməˌnoʊ/.
What does polyomino mean?
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)
Where does polyomino come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- English -omino English polyomino From poly- + -omino.

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