Tessellation

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Tessellation \Tes`sel*la"tion\, n.
     The act of tessellating; also, the mosaic work so formed.
     --J. Forsyth.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  tessellation
       n 1: the careful juxtaposition of shapes in a pattern; "a
            tessellation of hexagons"
       2: the act of adorning with mosaic