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tetromino

/tɛˈtɹɑməˌnoʊ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
tetro-mi-no
IPA
/tɛˈtɹɑməˌnoʊ/
11
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Example Sentences

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.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /tɛˈtɹɑməˌnoʊ/
  • British English: /tɛˈtɹɒmɪnəʊ/

Inflected Forms

tetrominoes (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

Tetris

Synonyms

4-omino

Rhymes With

domino polyomino triomino tromino pentomino hexomino heptomino octomino nonomino monomino

Questions

How do you pronounce tetromino?
The recorded pronunciation is /tɛˈtɹɑməˌnoʊ/.
What does tetromino mean?
A polyomino consisting of four squares connected edge-to-edge.
Where does tetromino come from?
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.

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