polyabolo

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noun

A polyform made by joining right isosceles triangles edge to edge in various arrangements.

Scrabble 16

Meanings

nounpolyabolo (plural polyabolos or polyaboloes)

plural polyabolos · plural polyaboloes

  1. geometryA polyform made by joining right isosceles triangles edge to edge in various arrangements.

    Synonyms: polyomino, polytan

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA polyform made by joining right isosceles triangles edge to edge in various arrangements.

Origin

Blend of poly- + diabolo, from the resemblance of a diabolo in cross-section to two right isosceles triangles joined at the vertices of their right angles.

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Chicago

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