noun
- a pattern of shapes that fit together perfectly without gaps or overlaps to cover a surface
Usage: mathematics; art
Examples
- The bathroom floor featured a beautiful tessellation of hexagonal tiles.
- M.C. Escher was famous for his intricate tessellations of birds and fish.
- Students learned to create tessellations using triangles and squares.
- The honeycomb is a natural example of tessellation in nature.
- Islamic art often displays complex geometric tessellations.
- The artist used a tessellation of interlocking shapes to decorate the wall.