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tessellating

Variant of tessellate

transitive verb tessellated, tessellating

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

Related Forms:

tessellation noun

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