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rep-tile

rep-tile noun: a shape that can be dissected into a number of smaller copies of the same shape.

rep-tile: a shape that can be dissected into a number of smaller copies of the same shape
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Noun

rep-tile (plural rep-tiles)

  1. A shape that can be dissected into a number of smaller copies of the same shape.

Forms of rep-tile

pluralrep-tiles

Origin of rep-tile

Coined as a pun on reptile by US mathematician Solomon W. Golomb. See repeat and tile.

Questions about rep-tile

What does rep-tile mean?
Rep-tile means a shape that can be dissected into a number of smaller copies of the same shape.
What part of speech is rep-tile?
Rep-tile is a noun.
What is the plural of rep-tile?
The plural of rep-tile is rep-tiles.

Words near rep-tile in the dictionary

  1. reoxygenized
  2. reoxygenizes
  3. reoxygenizing
  4. rep
  5. rep by pop
  6. rep-tile
  7. rep-tiles
  8. rep.
  9. repace
  10. repaced
  11. repaces

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