Tetris in English dictionary

  • Tetris

    Meanings and definitions of "Tetris"

    • (trademark) A puzzle video game in which falling tetrominoes must be manipulated to form complete lines, which are then cleared from the grid.
    • (by extension) The act of clearing four lines at once (the maximum possible) in Tetris .
    • noun
      (video games, by extension)
      The act of clearing four lines at once (the maximum possible) in Tetris.
    • proper
      A puzzle video game in which falling tetrominoes must be manipulated to form complete lines, which are then cleared from the grid.
    • proper
      (figuratively)
      An endeavor involving rearranging things of different shape into a physical space.
    • game in which falling shapes must be manipulated
    • noun
      a Soviet tile-matching puzzle video game originally designed and programmed by Alexey Pajitnov.
      Players lose a typical game of Tetris when they can no longer keep up with the increasing speed, and the Tetriminos stack up to the top of the playing field.

    Grammar and declension of Tetris

    • Tetris ( plural  Tetrises)
    • Tetris (plural Tetrises)

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