tiling

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tiling

/ˈtaɪlɪŋ/

Rhymes with -aɪlɪŋ

noun tilings

countable, uncountable A covering of tiles. All the tiling in the bathroom must be removed because of water damage to the wood under it.
uncountable The act of applying tiles. We spent all day doing the tiling in the bathroom.
countable, uncountable A tessellation; the covering of a plane with shapes, without overlaps or gaps.
countable, uncountable A technique for optimizing loops by partitioning the iteration space into smaller chunks or blocks that will more easily fit in a cache.

verb

gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of tile

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noun covering of tiles

Español	embaldosado
Français	carrelage
Deutsch	Fliese, Kachel

noun act of applying tiles

Español	embaldosado
Deutsch	Fliesenlegen, Kacheln, Plattenlegen

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@misc{tiling_2026,
  title = {tiling},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tiling},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}