polyomino

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UK/ˌpɒliˈɒmɪnəʊ/US/ˌpɑliˈɑməˌnoʊ/

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)

Similar
n-omino
OriginEnglish poly- ← Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s) ← Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús →
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Meanings

nounpolyomino (plural polyominos or polyominoes)

plural polyominos · plural polyominoes

  1. geometryA 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

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA 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)

Similar
n-omino
Also see
n-ominopolyabolo

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*pleh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*polh₁ús
  3. Ancient Greekπολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)
  4. Englishpoly-
  5. Englishpolyomino

From poly- + -omino.

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Translations

Catalan poliòmino
  • poliòminopolyform made of squares
Dutch polyomino
  • polyominopolyform made of squares
Esperanto plurkvadrato
  • plurkvadratopolyform made of squares
Finnish polyomino
  • polyominopolyform made of squares
French polyomino
  • polyominopolyform made of squares
German Polyomino
  • Polyominopolyform made of squares
Italian polimino
  • poliminopolyform made of squares
Latvian polimoni
  • polimonipolyform made of squares
Polish poliomino
  • poliominopolyform made of squares
Portuguese poliminó, poliominó
  • poliminópolyform made of squares
  • poliominópolyform made of squares
Russian полими́но
  • полими́но (polimíno)polyform made of squares
Spanish poliminó, poliominó
  • poliminópolyform made of squares
  • poliominópolyform made of squares
Thai พอลิโอมิโน
  • พอลิโอมิโนpolyform made of squares

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with polyomino

dominoheptominohexominomonominononominooctomino-ominopentominotetrominotriominotromino
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Cite this entry
APA

polyomino. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polyomino

MLA

“polyomino.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polyomino. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “polyomino,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polyomino.

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