tangram

tangram

tan·gram

T0036200 (tăng′grəm)n. 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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tangram

(ˈtæŋɡræm) n (Games, other than specified) a Chinese puzzle in which a square, cut into a parallelogram, a square, and five triangles, is formed into figures[C19: perhaps from Chinese t'ang Chinese + -gram]

tan•gram

(ˈtæŋ grəm)

n. 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. [1860–65; tang-, perhaps < Chinese Táng T'ang, i.e., Chinese + -gram¹]

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tangram - a Chinese puzzle consisting of a square divided into seven pieces that must be arranged to match particular designspuzzle - a game that tests your ingenuity