Truchet tile

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English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

First described in a 1704 memoir by Sébastien Truchet.

Noun[edit]

Truchet tile (plural Truchet tiles)

  1. Any of a set of square tiles decorated with patterns that are not rotationally symmetric. When placed within a square tiling of the plane, they can form varied patterns.