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hexomino

English

Etymology

hex(a)- + (poly)omino

Noun

hexomino (plural hexominoes)

  1. (geometry) A polyomino made up of six squares.

Synonyms

  • 6-omino

Related terms

hexomino From the web:

  • what does hexominoes


polyomino

English

Etymology

poly- + (d)omino, as if the d were for di-, two, a domino being made up of two squares

Noun

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)

Synonyms

  • n-omino

Related terms

  • monomino (1 square)
  • domino (2 squares)
  • triomino, tromino (3 squares)
  • tetromino (4 squares)
  • pentomino (5 squares)
  • hexomino (6 squares)
  • heptomino (7 squares)
  • octomino (8 squares)
  • nonomino (9 squares)
  • decomino (10 squares)
  • polyiamond (made from triangles)

Translations

See also

  • polyform
  • Mathworld article on polyominoes

Finnish

Noun

polyomino

  1. (geometry) polyomino

Declension

polyomino From the web:

  • what are polyominoes used for
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