Associations to the word «Tessellation»

Wiktionary

TESSELLATION, noun. (uncountable) The property or fact of tessellating.
TESSELLATION, noun. (countable) A tiling pattern with no gaps; the result of tessellating an area or plane.
TESSELLATION, noun. (uncountable) A less common name for polygon tessellation.

Dictionary definition

TESSELLATION, noun. The careful juxtaposition of shapes in a pattern; "a tessellation of hexagons".
TESSELLATION, noun. The act of adorning with mosaic.

Wise words

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Aldous Huxley