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tessellation
CIDE DICTIONARY
tessellation, n.
The act of tessellating; also, the mosaic work so formed. J. Forsyth. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
tessellation, n.
1 the act or an instance of tessellating; the state of being tessellated.
2 an arrangement of polygons without gaps or overlapping, esp. in a repeated pattern.
1 the act or an instance of tessellating; the state of being tessellated.
2 an arrangement of polygons without gaps or overlapping, esp. in a repeated pattern.
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