Tessellate Definition
tĕsə-lāt
tessellated, tessellates, tessellating
verb
To lay out, inlay, or pave in a mosaic pattern of small, square blocks.
Webster's New World
(intransitive, geometry) Of a two-dimensional shape, such that multiple copies of itself placed edge to edge cover an area leaving no space between the shapes.
adjective
Arranged in a mosaic pattern; tessellated.
Webster's New World
Origin of Tessellate
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From Latin tessellātus of small square stones from tessella small cube diminutive of tessera a square tessera
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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