Tetris
WiktionaryText
Etymology
From , coined by the creator of the game Alexey Pajitnov from the Greek numerical prefix (as all of the game's pieces contain four segments) and , his favourite sport.
Proper noun
- A puzzle video game in which falling tetrominoes must be manipulated to form complete lines, which are then cleared from the grid.
Quotations
- 2005: Jack Leonard, Bad Altitude
- While I worked out a Tetris-like arrangement to get all of the leftovers into the oven, Phil's curiosity got the better of him.
Noun
- The act of clearing four lines at once (the maximum possible) in Tetris.
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Etymology
From , coined from tetra- (as all of the game's pieces contain four segments) + tennis.
Proper noun
- Tetris