rep-tile

noun

A shape that can be dissected into a number of smaller copies of the same shape.

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Meanings

nounrep-tile (plural rep-tiles)

plural rep-tiles

  1. geometryA shape that can be dissected into a number of smaller copies of the same shape.

Origin

Coined as a pun on reptile by US mathematician Solomon W. Golomb. See repeat and tile.

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Translations

French reptuile, autopavé
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Rhymes & wordplay

Sounds the same

reptile
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APA

rep-tile. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rep-tile

MLA

“rep-tile.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rep-tile. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rep-tile,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rep-tile.

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