tessellation
n.
filling with mosaics
Tessellation
A tessellation or tiling of the
plane is a collection of
plane figures that fills the plane with no overlaps and no gaps. One may also speak of tessellations of the parts of the plane or of other surfaces. Generalizations to higher dimensions are also possible. Tessellations frequently appeared in the
art of
M.C. Escher. Tessellations are seen throughout art history, from ancient architecture to modern art.
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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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