tangram
[ tang-gruh m ]
/ ˈtæŋ grəm /
noun
a Chinese puzzle consisting of a square cut into five triangles, a square, and a rhomboid, which can be combined so as to form a great variety of other figures.
Words nearby tangram
tangled,
tanglewood,
tango,
tangor,
tangoreceptor,
tangram,
tangshan,
tanguy,
tangy,
tanh,
tanimbar islands
Example sentences from the Web for tangram
One remarkable thing about these Tangram pictures is that they suggest to the imagination such a lot that is not really there.
Amusements in Mathematics |Henry Ernest DudeneyTangram, tan′gram, n. a Chinese puzzle, consisting of a square of wood cut into seven pieces of various shapes.
British Dictionary definitions for tangram
tangram
/ (ˈtæŋɡræm) /
noun
a Chinese puzzle in which a square, cut into a parallelogram, a square, and five triangles, is formed into figures
Word Origin for tangram
C19: perhaps from Chinese
t'ang Chinese +
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