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tileset

tileset noun: a collection of rectangular images, or tiles.

Noun

tileset (plural tilesets)

  1. A collection of rectangular images, or tiles.
    • The imp-infested streets of London get repetitive, but new tilesets are introduced later in the plot.2007, PC Gamer, volume 14, numbers 10-12
    • Next you need to load a tileset containing isometric tiles.2011, Steffen Itterheim, Learn iPhone and iPad Cocos2D Game Development, page 241

Forms of tileset

pluraltilesets

Origin of tileset

From tile + set.

Questions about tileset

What does tileset mean?
Tileset means a collection of rectangular images, or tiles.
What part of speech is tileset?
Tileset is a noun.
What is the plural of tileset?
The plural of tileset is tilesets.

Words near tileset in the dictionary

  1. tileries
  2. tilers
  3. tilery
  4. tiles
  5. tiles loose
  6. tileset
  7. tilesets
  8. tilestone
  9. tilestones
  10. tiletamin
  11. tiletamine

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