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tessellation

[tes-uh-ley-shuhn] / ˌtɛs əˈleɪ ʃən /




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This behavior showcases negative thermal expansion and reveals a unique origami tessellation pattern, previously unseen at the molecular level.

From Science Daily • Dec. 19, 2023

It was a microcosm for the tessellation Queeman saw in late '90s Harlem even if it wasn't painted with such nuance in national media at the time.

From Salon • May 1, 2023

This discovery raised another question that has dogged mathematicians ever since: What is the minimum number of tile shapes that together can create an aperiodic tessellation?

From Scientific American • Apr. 10, 2023

The game’s graphics may seem dull at first, but can be picturesque, particularly with eye candy like depth of field, tessellation and sun shafts.

From The Verge • Feb. 17, 2021

Butterflies above, below and around; now here, now there, by many turns and twists displaying the brilliant tessellation of their under-sides....

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 10 "Echinoderma" to "Edward" by Various




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