Noun: tessellation ,te-su'ley-shun
- The careful juxtaposition of shapes in a pattern
"a tessellation of hexagons";
- tesselation [US]
- The act of adorning with mosaic
"The artist's tessellation of the floor created a stunning geometric pattern";
- tesselation [US]
Derived forms: tessellations
Type of: apposition, collocation, decoration, juxtaposition
Encyclopedia: Tessellation