Truchet tile

English

Etymology

First described in a 1704 memoir by Sébastien Truchet.

Noun

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.
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