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tessellation
n.
filling with mosaics
Tessellation
A
tessellation of a flat surface is the tiling of a
plane using one or more
geometric shapes, called tiles, with no overlaps and no gaps. In
mathematics, tessellations can be generalized to higher dimensions and a variety of geometries.
tessellation
Noun
1. the careful juxtaposition of shapes in a pattern; "a tessellation of hexagons"
(hypernym) juxtaposition, apposition, collocation
2. the act of adorning with mosaic
(hypernym) decoration
(derivation) tessellate
Tessellation
(n.)
The act of tessellating; also, the mosaic work so formed.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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