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- [tes-uh-ley-shuh n]
- /ˌtɛs əˈleɪ ʃən/
- /ˈtes.əl.eɪt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [tes-uh-ley-shuh n]
- /ˌtɛs əˈleɪ ʃən/
Definitions of tessellation word
- noun tessellation the art or practice of tessellating. 1
- noun tessellation tessellated form or arrangement. 1
- noun tessellation tessellated work. 1
- noun tessellation geometric pattern: repeated shape 1
- noun tessellation the act of tessellating 0
- noun tessellation the form or a specimen of tessellated work 0
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Origin of tessellation
First appearance:
before 1650 One of the 45% oldest English words
1650-60; tessellate (verb) + -ion
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Parts of speech for Tessellation
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
tessellation popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
tessellation usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for tessellation
noun tessellation
- checker — Checkers is a game for two people, played with 24 round pieces on a board.
- checkerboard — A checkerboard is a square board with 64 black and white squares that is used for playing checkers or chess.
- checkers — a game for two players using a checkerboard and 12 checkers each. The object is to jump over and capture the opponent's pieces
- grillwork — material so formed as to function as or to have the appearance of a grille.
- montage — the technique of combining in a single composition pictorial elements from various sources, as parts of different photographs or fragments of printing, either to give the illusion that the elements belonged together originally or to allow each element to retain its separate identity as a means of adding interest or meaning to the composition. Compare collage (def 1).
Top questions with tessellation
- what is a tessellation?
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- how to make a tessellation with a triangle?
- what is tessellation patterns?
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- what is a regular tessellation?
- how to make a triangle tessellation?
- what is a semi regular tessellation?
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