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平面充填 (へいめんじゅうてん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

平へい面めん充じゅう填てん

へ

い

め

ん

じゅ

う

て

ん

Meanings

1

tessellation; plane tiling

Mathematical term for covering a plane with shapes without gaps or overlaps.

正せい三さん角かく形けいによる平へい面めん充

じゅう

填てん

は

、

最もっと

も

基き

本ほん

的てき

な

タイリング

の

一ひと

つ

です

。

Tessellation by equilateral triangles is one of the most basic tilings.

エッシャーの作さく品ひんには、芸げい術じゅつ的てきな平へい面めん充じゅう填てんが多おおく見みられます。

Many of Escher's works feature artistic tessellations.

Kanji

平even, flat, peace
面mask, face, features
充allot, fill
填fill in

Related words

タイリング
More general term for tiling, often used in both mathematical and decorative contexts. 平面充填 specifically emphasizes covering a plane.
敷しき詰つめ
Everyday word for 'paving' or 'covering a surface tightly', not limited to mathematics.

Built from

平へい面めん+充じゅう填てん

Etymology

Compound of 平面 (plane) and 充填 (filling, packing). The term is a direct calque from the mathematical concept of tessellation.