Meaning & use
tessellation
A pattern made of one or more repeated shapes that fit together perfectly with no gaps or overlaps.
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The bathroom floor featured a striking tessellation of small hexagonal tiles.
M.C. Escher was famous for artwork built from intricate tessellations of birds and fish.
A note on using this word
Tessellations are common in geometry and art; only certain shapes, such as triangles, squares, and hexagons, can tessellate on their own.
Words with a similar meaning
mosaictiling
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