Tangram Definition

tănggrəm
noun
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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Other Word Forms of Tangram

Noun

Singular:
tangram
Plural:
tangrams

Origin of Tangram

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

    From Wiktionary

  • Origin unknown

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

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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Words Starting With

TTATAN

Words Ending With

MAMRAM

Unscrambles

tangram

Words Starting With T and Ending With M

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Word Length

7 Letter Words7 Letter Words Starting With T7 Letter Words Ending With M