Truchet tile

noun

Any of a set of square tiles decorated with patterns that are not rotationally symmetric, used in information visualization and graphic design.

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Meanings

nounTruchet tile (plural Truchet tiles)

plural Truchet tiles

  1. Any of a set of square tiles decorated with patterns that are not rotationally symmetric, used in information visualization and graphic design.

Origin

First described in a 1704 memoir by Sébastien Truchet.

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APA

Truchet tile. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Truchet%20tile

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“Truchet tile.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Truchet%20tile. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Truchet tile,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Truchet%20tile.

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