tessellation
/ˌtesəˈleɪʃən/
a pattern of shapes that fit together without gaps or overlaps
tessellation in a sentence
“Hexagons form a natural tessellation in honeycombs.”
Origin of tessellation
Latin tessella small square stone, diminutive of tessera cube
Related Words
euclidean
relating to ordinary flat geometry based on Euclid's axioms
topology
the study of properties preserved under continuous deformation
manifold
a space that locally resembles Euclidean space
isomorphism
a structure-preserving mapping between two mathematical objects
symmetry
invariance under a transformation
congruent
having exactly the same size and shape