Tetris Definition

pronoun

A puzzle video game in which falling tetrominoes must be manipulated to form complete lines, which are then cleared from the grid.

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noun

(video games, by extension) The act of clearing four lines at once (the maximum possible) in Tetris.

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(figuratively) An endeavor involving rearranging things of different shape into a physical space.

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Other Word Forms of Tetris

Singular:

tetris

Plural:

tetrises

From Russian Тетрис (Tétris), coined by the creator of the game, Alexey Pajitnov, from the Greek numerical prefix тетра- (tetra-, “tetra-”) (as all of the game's pieces contain four segments) and теннис (tennis, “tennis”), his favourite sport.

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