tessellate

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To completely fill (an area) when multiple copies of one or more two-dimensional shapes are placed edge to edge

It is possible to tessellate the plane with equilateral triangles and regular hexagons.

To cover with tiles or stones, as a mosaic
Of a two-dimensional shape, such that multiple copies of itself placed edge to edge cover an area leaving no space between the shapes

Regular hexagons tessellate.

{a} chequered, variegated by squares
To fill space completely without leaving gaps This may refer to space of any number of dimensions, and sometimes different surfaces too, for example you can tessellate the surface of a sphere
(Scwhartzman) cover the plane with a pattern in such a way as to leave no region uncovered
Of one or more two-dimensional shapes, to completely fill (an area) when multiple copies are placed edge to edge
vb To break an image into small, square regions for processing or output
tile with tesserae; "tessellate the kitchen floor"
{f} create a mosaic, tile with small squares
Tessellated
To form into squares or checkers; to lay with checkered work
(v ) To divide a curve or surface into geometric forms to calculate their shapes and dimensions for simplified processing and rendering Many systems tessellate quads, which are not always planar, into triangles, which are definitively planar
To decompose a curve or surface into polygonal faces
tile with tesserae; "tessellate the kitchen floor
tessellated
Simple past tense and past participle of tessellate
tessellated
Marked like a checkerboard; as, a tessellated leaf
tessellated
made of small flat pieces in various shapes and colours that fit together to form a pattern
tessellated
past of tessellate
tessellated
{s} formed from mosaics
tessellated
Formed of little squares, as mosaic work; checkered; as, a tessellated pavement
tessellated
having a checkered or mottled appearance
tessellated
Covered with pieces that are similarly shaped
tessellates
third-person singular of tessellate
tessellating
present participle of tessellate
tessellate
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