TESSELLATION


Meaning of TESSELLATION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌte-sə-ˈlā-shən ]

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.