tiling

noun

til·​ing ˈtī-liŋ How to pronounce tiling (audio)
1
: the action or work of one who tiles
2
a
: tiles
b
: a surface of tiles
3
: tessellation sense 1b
also : a generalization of this to fill Euclidean space of three or higher dimensions using geometric objects of the same dimension as the space filled

Examples of tiling in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web But mathematicians… There’s a few isolated areas of mathematics such as like, tiling, two-dimensional tiling, and maybe finding records in prime numbers. Quanta Magazine, 1 Feb. 2024 One of the bathrooms stands out as particularly modern, featuring a white tub, white tiling, and a glass shower. Esme Mazzeo, Peoplemag, 17 Feb. 2024 Those upgrades simply involved replacing old cabinetry, tiling and bath fixtures. Michael J. Solender - Correspondent, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024 Perhaps our rules were just an overly complicated way to construct hat tilings, and periodic tilings existed, too. Craig S. Kaplan, Scientific American, 14 Dec. 2023 Lots of shapes, including a humble 2 × 1 rectangle, can admit tilings that are periodic as well as tilings that aren't periodic. Craig S. Kaplan, Scientific American, 14 Dec. 2023 Replacing a regular tub with a walk-in model requires an electrician, as well as a plumber and whatever specialists are needed for tiling or other details. Jeanne Huber, Washington Post, 10 Nov. 2023 That question was answered in 2017 when Michaël Rao proved that all convex tiling pentagons — and with them, all convex tiling polygons — had been found. Quanta Magazine, 30 Oct. 2023 There are yellow banquets on the ocean-facing Sunset Terrace restaurant; mermaid-blue mosaic tiling in the lobby bar; and pale-pink loveseats in most of the 84 rooms. Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 10 Apr. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of tiling was in the 15th century

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“Tiling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tiling. Accessed 29 Mar. 2024.

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