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/pɛnˈtɒmɪnəʊ/ · noun
(geometry) A polyomino consisting of five square units. When packing pentominoes into three-dimensional shapes, the square units commonly are expanded into cubes instead of being flattened..
If a domino had four squares on its surface, it would be a tetromino. With five squares, it would be a pentomino—nine, a nonomino, eleven, an unwieldy undecomino!
Use pentomino when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Pentomino means (geometry) A polyomino consisting of five square units. When packing pentominoes into three-dimensional shapes, the square units commonly are expanded into cubes instead of being flattened..
Common synonyms include 5-omino.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
If a domino had four squares on its surface, it would be a tetromino. With five squares, it would be a pentomino—nine, a nonomino, eleven, an unwieldy undecomino!
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