tetromino
Noun
Meaning
tetromino (plural tetrominoes)
(geometry) A polyomino made up of four squares connected edge to edge.
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A free tetromino is a free polyomino made from four squares.
Gerasimov reports that Pajitnov chose the name "Tetris" as "a combination of ' tetromino ' and 'tennis'."
In Blokus, each color begins with every pentomino (12), as well as every tetromino (5), every triomino (2), every domino (1), and the monomino (1).
Tetracubes Each of the five free tetrominoes has a corresponding tetracube, which is the tetromino extruded by one unit.