Tetris

A Tetris-style game in progress.

Meanings

Proper Noun

  • A puzzle video game in which falling tetrominoes must be manipulated to form complete lines, which are then cleared from the grid.
  • An endeavor involving rearranging things of different shape into a physical space.

Noun

  • The act of clearing four lines at once (the maximum possible) in Tetris.

Origin

  • From Russian Те́трис, coined by the creator of the game, Alexey Pajitnov, from the Russian numerical prefix тетра- (as all of the game's pieces contain four segments) and те́ннис, his favourite sport.

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