Tetris
Speech parts
1. Tetris - Noun
2. Tetris - Proper noun
Meaning
A puzzle video game in which falling tetrominoes must be manipulated to form complete lines, which are then cleared from the grid.
(figuratively) An endeavor involving rearranging things of different shape into a physical space.
Tetris (plural Tetrises)
(video games, by extension) The act of clearing four lines at once (the maximum possible) in Tetris.
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Examples
After only four weeks on the shelf, the courts ruled that Nintendo was the only company which had the rights to Tetris on home game systems.
As a child, he was a fan of puzzles and played with pentomino toys. citation In creating Tetris, he drew inspiration from these toys.
Film Threshold Entertainment has teamed-up with The Tetris Company to develop a film adaptation of Tetris.
Following the closure of Cabaret Electric which was located in the Espace Oscar Niemeyer in 2011 a new auditorium, Le Tetris, is under construction at the Fort of Tourneville.
For example, NES Tetris operates at 60 frames per second.
For instance, in the Super Rotation System used in most recent implementations, certain situations allow T, S, and Z to 'snap' into tight spots and clear triples.) Tetris DS manual.