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tile

/taɪl/

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noun

Fliese

A regularly-shaped slab of clay or other material, affixed to cover or decorate a surface, as in a roof-tile, glazed tile, stove tile, carpet tile etc.

Examples :

"The kitchen floor was covered with colorful ceramic tiles. "

Der Küchenboden war mit bunten Keramikfliesen bedeckt.

material architecture building

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noun

Kachel, Fliese

A rectangular graphic.

Examples :

"Each tile within Google Maps consists of 256 × 256 pixels."

Jede Kachel in Google Maps besteht aus 256 × 256 Pixeln.

computing technology media electronics type

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noun

Spielstein

Any of various flat cuboid playing pieces used in certain games, such as dominoes, Scrabble, or mahjong.

Examples :

"My sister used the tiles to play a game of Scrabble with her friend. "

Meine Schwester benutzte die Spielsteine, um mit ihrer Freundin Scrabble zu spielen.

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noun

Zylinder

Examples :

"My grandfather wore a stiff tile to his nephew's graduation ceremony. "

Mein Großvater trug einen Zylinder zur Abschlussfeier seines Neffen.

wear appearance style

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verb

Kacheln

To cover with tiles.

Examples :

"The handyman tiled the kitchen."

Der Handwerker hat die Küche mit Kacheln versehen.

architecture building material

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verb

Anordnen, fliesen

To arrange in a regular pattern, with adjoining edges (applied to tile-like objects, graphics, windows in a computer interface).

Examples :

"The artist tiled the colorful mosaic pieces around the edge of the picture frame. "

Der Künstler hat die bunten Mosaikstücke um den Rand des Bilderrahmens angeordnet.

architecture computing technology

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verb

Kacheln

To optimize (a loop in program code) by means of the tiling technique.

Examples :

"To make the program run faster, the programmer tiled the loop that calculated student grades. "

Um das Programm schneller zu machen, hat der Programmierer die Schleife, die die Noten der Schüler berechnete, gekachelt.

computing technology technical

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verb

Schützen, abschirmen

To protect from the intrusion of the uninitiated.

Examples :

"tile the door"

Die Tür schützen.

ritual religion culture