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tessellate

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tessellate [′tesĀ·ə‚lāt]
(botany)
Marked by a pattern of small squares resembling a tiled pavement.


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Especially intriguing is the notion that you can tessellate squares, but not circles.
Now, instead of nations, Boetti tessellates together the faces of moral confusion and the faces of moral possibility - a Hollywood actor holding a bullet in his teeth, the Emperor and Empress of Japan in ancient dress.
Also included are OpenGL Utility Libraries, which set up common viewing orientations, perform windowing operations, and tessellate advanced surfaces.
 
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