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prototile

prototile noun: any of the minimal set of non-congruent shapes from which a larger set of shapes, some of which may be congruent, can be produced.

Noun

prototile (plural prototiles)

  1. Any of the minimal set of non-congruent shapes from which a larger set of shapes, some of which may be congruent, can be produced.

Forms of prototile

pluralprototiles

Origin of prototile

From proto- + tile.

Questions about prototile

What does prototile mean?
Prototile means any of the minimal set of non-congruent shapes from which a larger set of shapes, some of which may be congruent, can be produced.
What part of speech is prototile?
Prototile is a noun.
What is the plural of prototile?
The plural of prototile is prototiles.

Words near prototile in the dictionary

  1. protothetic
  2. protothetics
  3. protothread
  4. protothreads
  5. Protothyes
  6. prototile
  7. prototiles
  8. prototokoronin
  9. prototonic
  10. prototoxin
  11. prototoxins

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