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tilemap

tilemap noun: a two-dimensional grid made up of rectangular tiles of equal size, each of which can display an image.

Noun

tilemap (plural tilemaps)

  1. A two-dimensional grid made up of rectangular tiles of equal size, each of which can display an image.

Forms of tilemap

pluraltilemaps

Origin of tilemap

From tile + map.

Questions about tilemap

What does tilemap mean?
Tilemap means a two-dimensional grid made up of rectangular tiles of equal size, each of which can display an image.
What part of speech is tilemap?
Tilemap is a noun.
What is the plural of tilemap?
The plural of tilemap is tilemaps.

Words near tilemap in the dictionary

  1. tileless
  2. tilelike
  3. tilemaker
  4. tilemakers
  5. tilemaking
  6. tilemap
  7. tilemapped
  8. tilemapping
  9. tilemaps
  10. tiler
  11. tileries

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