TESSELLATION
Dictionary entry overview: What does tessellation mean? • TESSELLATION (noun)
The noun TESSELLATION has 2 senses:
1. the careful juxtaposition of shapes in a pattern
2. the act of adorning with mosaic
Familiarity information: TESSELLATION used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• TESSELLATION (noun)
Meaning:
The careful juxtaposition of shapes in a pattern
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Context example:
a tessellation of hexagons
Hypernyms ("tessellation" is a kind of...):
apposition; collocation; juxtaposition (the act of positioning close together (or side by side))
Meaning:
The act of adorning with mosaic
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("tessellation" is a kind of...):
decoration (the act of decorating something (in the hope of making it more attractive))
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