tessellate

(tes′ə lāt′; for adj., -lit, -lāt′)

to lay out, inlay, or pave in a mosaic pattern of small, square blocks

Origin: < L tessellatus < tessella, little square stone, dim. of tessera, a square: see tessera

adjective

arranged in a mosaic pattern; tessellated

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transitive verb tes·sel·lat·ed, tes·sel·lat·ing, tes·sel·lates

To form into a mosaic pattern, as by using small squares of stone or glass.

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Origin: From Latin tessellātus, of small square stones

Origin: , from tessella, small cube

Origin: , diminutive of tessera, a square; see tessera

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