tessellation

or tes·se·la·tion

[ tes-uh-ley-shuhn ]
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noun
  1. the art or practice of tessellating.

  2. tessellated form or arrangement.

  1. tessellated work.

Origin of tessellation

1
1650–60; tessellate (verb) + -ion

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British Dictionary definitions for tessellation

tessellation

/ (ˌtɛsɪˈleɪʃən) /


noun
  1. the act of tessellating

  2. the form or a specimen of tessellated work

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