"tessellation" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /tɛsəˈleɪʃən/ Audio: En-us-tessellation.oga Forms: tessellations [plural]
Etymology: From tessellate + -ion. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|tessellate|ion}} tessellate + -ion Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} tessellation (countable and uncountable, plural tessellations)
  1. (uncountable) The property or fact of tessellating. Tags: uncountable Translations (the property or fact of tessellating): tessel·lació [feminine] (Catalan), rōpinepinetanga (Maori), brithwaith [masculine] (Welsh), teseliad [masculine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-tessellation-en-noun-pywthtGA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ion, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Welsh translations, Tesselation Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 60 39 2 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ion: 60 34 6 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 62 33 5 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 64 32 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 65 32 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 62 32 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 66 27 6 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 65 31 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 68 27 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 66 27 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 62 32 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Welsh translations: 66 29 4 Disambiguation of Tesselation: 70 25 5 Disambiguation of 'the property or fact of tessellating': 93 7 0
  2. (countable) A tiling pattern with no gaps; the result of tessellating an area or plane. Tags: countable Translations (tiling pattern with no gaps; the result of tessellating an area or plane): мозайка (mozajka) [feminine] (Bulgarian), tessel·lació [feminine] (Catalan), rōpinepine (Maori), parkietaż [masculine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-tessellation-en-noun-Xp6f4Fey Disambiguation of 'tiling pattern with no gaps; the result of tessellating an area or plane': 5 95 0
  3. (less common) polygon tessellation. Tags: countable, uncommon, uncountable
    Sense id: en-tessellation-en-noun-fF8GPh6m
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: polygon tessellation, regular tessellation, semiregular tessellation Related terms: tessellate

Noun [French]

IPA: /tɛ.sɛ.la.sjɔ̃/, /te.se.la.sjɔ̃/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-tessellation.wav Forms: tessellations [plural]
Etymology: From tesseller + -ation. Etymology templates: {{af|fr|tesseller|-ation}} tesseller + -ation Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} tessellation f (plural tessellations)
  1. tessellation Tags: feminine

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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