adj
Meaning 1
tessellated
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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Standard Lemma guide
tessellate
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/ˈtɛsəleɪt/
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verb
Meaning 2
To cover with tiles or stones, as a mosaic; to tile.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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verb
Meaning 3
to cover a two-dimensional shape, such that multiple copies of itself placed edge to edge cover an area leaving no space between the shapes.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
Topics: geometry, mathematics, sciences
Examples
- Regular hexagons tessellate.
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verb
Meaning 4
To completely fill (an area) when multiple copies of one or more two-dimensional shapes are placed edge to edge.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Topics: geometry, mathematics, sciences
Examples
- It is possible to tessellate the plane with equilateral triangles and regular hexagons.
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verb
Meaning 5
tile with tesserae
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- tessellate the kitchen floor
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Broader terms: tile
verb
Meaning 6
fit together exactly, of identical shapes
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- triangles tessellate
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Broader terms: fit, go
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kwetwóres Proto-Hellenic *kwétwores Ancient Greek τέσσαρες (téssares)bor. Latin tessera Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -la Latin tessella Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh2tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Latin tessellātuslbor. English tessellate Learned borrowing from Latin tessellātus, from tessella, diminutive of tessera; from Ancient Greek τέσσαρες (téssares), from Proto-Indo-European *kwetwóres.
Across languages
Translations
5 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- German: kacheln — to cover with tiles or stones
- German: pflastern — to cover with tiles or stones
- Māori: rōpinepine — to cover with tiles or stones
- German: tessellieren — to completely fill with multiple copies of a two-dimensional shape edge to edge
- German: parkettieren — to completely fill with multiple copies of a two-dimensional shape edge to edge