Definition of tessellation Tessellation

tes•sel•la•tion

We found 7 definitions of tessellation from 4 different sources.

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What does tessellation mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: tessellations

tessellation - the act of adorning with mosaic
  decoration the act of decorating something (in the hope of making it more attractive)
tessellation - the careful juxtaposition of shapes in a pattern; "a tessellation of hexagons"
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • tessellation (Noun)
    The property or fact of tessellating.
  • tessellation (Noun)
    A tiling pattern with no gaps; the result of tessellating an area or plane.
  • tessellation (Noun)
    A less common name for polygon tessellation .

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • tessellation (n.)
    The act of tessellating; also, the mosaic work so formed.

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