tessellation
[ˌtesɪ'leɪʃən]
n.
镶嵌成小方格，棋盘形布置，镶嵌式铺装;
嵌石装饰;
例句:
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An octahedral tessellation approximates a spherewith an octahedron whose vertices are all on the unIt'sphere.
八面体三角化把球面近似于一个顶点在单位球上的八面体.
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Tessellation of simple surfaces such as spheres andcylinders is not difficult.
把一个简单表面(如球面和圆柱面)三角化也不困难.
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One such addition is GPU tessellation.
这样一个除了是GPU镶嵌.