"quadrangulation" meaning in English

See quadrangulation in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: quadrangulations [plural]
Etymology: From quadrangulate + -ion. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|quadrangulate|ion}} quadrangulate + -ion Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} quadrangulation (countable and uncountable, plural quadrangulations)
  1. (mathematics) A graph embedded in a surface such that every face is a quadrangle. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-quadrangulation-en-noun-EdnY6Fbv Categories (other): Mathematics Topics: mathematics, sciences
  2. The act or result of quadrangulating a surface. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-quadrangulation-en-noun-HvqV5wz- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ion, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 74 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ion: 29 71 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 13 87 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 89
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Hypernyms: polygonation Coordinate_terms: triangulation

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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