ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Tiling

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈtaɪlɪŋ/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Tiling is a noun meaning A covering of tiles.

Meaning

A covering of tiles.

More Meanings

  1. (uncountable) The act of applying tiles.
  2. (geometry) A tessellation; the covering of a plane with shapes, without overlaps or gaps.
  3. present participle and gerund of tile
  4. (computing theory) A technique for optimizing loops by partitioning the iteration space into smaller chunks or blocks that will more easily fit in a cache.

Example Sentences

We spent all day doing the tiling in the bathroom.
All the tiling in the bathroom must be removed because of water damage to the wood under it.

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Related dictionary entries include jigsaw, mosaic, tapestry, patchwork, hodgepodge, puzzle.

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