"prototile" meaning in All languages combined

See prototile on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-prototile.wav Forms: prototiles [plural]
Etymology: From proto- + tile. Etymology templates: {{pre|en|proto-|tile}} proto- + tile Head templates: {{en-noun}} prototile (plural prototiles)
  1. (geometry) Any of the minimal set of non-congruent shapes from which a larger set of shapes, some of which may be congruent, can be produced. Related terms: monotile

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