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a) The property or fact of tessellating.
Squares can be used for tessellation.
This is a tessellation of the plane with squares and regular octagons.
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Tessellation — Tes sel*la tion, n. The act of tessellating; also, the mosaic work so formed. J. Forsyth. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tessellation — 1650s, from L.L. tessellatus (see TESSELLATED (Cf. tessellated)) … Etymology dictionary
Tessellation — A tessellation of pavement A honeycomb is an example of a t … Wikipedia
Tessellation — In der Mathematik wird mit einer Parkettierung der (euklidischen) Ebene, auch als Pflasterung, Belegung, Zerlegung, Kachelung oder Tessellation bezeichnet, eine lückenlose und überlappungsfreie Überdeckung der Ebene durch Parkettsteine… … Deutsch Wikipedia
tessellation — tessellate ► VERB 1) (often as adj. tessellated) decorate (a floor) with mosaics. 2) Mathematics cover (a plane surface) by repeated use of a single shape. DERIVATIVES tessellation noun. ORIGIN Latin tessellare, from tessera … English terms dictionary
tessellation — noun Date: 1660 1. a. mosaic b. a covering of an infinite geometric plane without gaps or overlaps by congruent plane figures of one type or a few types 2. an act of tessellating ; the state of being tessellated … New Collegiate Dictionary
tessellation — /tes euh lay sheuhn/, n. 1. the art or practice of tessellating. 2. tessellated form or arrangement. 3. tessellated work. Also, tesselation. [1650 60; TESSELLATE (V.) + ION] * * * … Universalium
tessellation — tes·sel·la·tion || ‚tesɪ leɪʃn n. filling with mosaics … English contemporary dictionary
tessellation — tes·sel·la·tion … English syllables
tessellation — /tɛsəˈleɪʃən/ (say tesuh layshuhn) noun 1. the act or art of tessellating. 2. tessellated form or arrangement. 3. tessellated work …
