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Tangram definition

tănggrəm
A Chinese puzzle consisting of a square cut into five triangles, a square, and a rhomboid, to be reassembled into different figures.
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A Chinese puzzle made by cutting a square into five triangles, a square, and a rhomboid, and using these pieces to form various figures and designs.
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A Chinese puzzle made of a square that is cut up into different triangular pieces which can then be reassembled to make designs.
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Noun

Singular:
tangram
Plural:
tangrams

Origin of tangram

  • Origin unknown

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Chinese: 七巧板; pinyin: qī qiǎo bǎn; literally "seven boards of skill".

    From Wiktionary

Tangram Sentence Examples

  • Every project has been pretested tangram puzzle shapes and can be performed safely tangram puzzle shapes and inexpensively in the classroom or at home.

  • The site contains six different tangram games that will effectively improve shape awareness.

  • The ancient tangram, a Chinese puzzle consisting of five triangles, a square, and a rhomboid, is still popular around the world today.

  • The game Tangoes is a favorite game derived from the tangram.

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