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Webster 1913 Edition
Tessellation
Tesˊsel-la′tion
,Noun.
The act of tessellating; also, the mosaic work so formed.
J. Forsyth.
Definition 2024
tessellation
tessellation
English
Noun
tessellation (countable and uncountable, plural tessellations)
- (uncountable) The property or fact of tessellating.
- Squares can be used for tessellation.
- (countable) A tiling pattern with no gaps; the result of tessellating an area or plane.
- This is a tessellation of the plane with squares and regular octagons.
- (less common) polygon tessellation.
Translations
the property or fact of tessellating
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tiling pattern with no gaps; the result of tessellating an area or plane
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polygon tessellation — see polygon tessellation
Derived terms
- polygon tessellation
- regular tessellation
- semiregular tessellation