tessellation

Definition

The property or fact of tessellating.

Etymology

From tessellate + -ion.

Example Sentences

• "Squares can be used for tessellation."
• "This is a tessellation of the plane with squares and regular octagons."
• "Decorative arches intersect the graceful latticework of the expansive ridge and furrow trainshed rooves, woven together by a staggering tessellation of 48,000 glass panels."

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