tiling

[ tahy-ling ]
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noun
  1. the operation of covering with tiles.

  2. tiles collectively.

  1. a tiled surface.

  2. Mathematics. a two-dimensional pattern resembling a tiled surface.

Origin of tiling

1
First recorded in 1400–50, tiling is from the late Middle English word tylynge.See tile, -ing1

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British Dictionary definitions for tiling

tiling

/ (ˈtaɪlɪŋ) /


noun
  1. tiles collectively

  2. something made of or surfaced with tiles

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