tessellate
To cover with tiles or stones, as a mosaicTo cover with tiles or stones, as a mosaic; to tile.
Meaning
3 senses(transitive)To cover with tiles or stones, as a mosaic; to tile.
kacheln, pflastern
tile with tesserae
(intransitive)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.
Regular hexagons tessellate.
(transitive)To completely fill (an area) when multiple copies of one or more two-dimensional shapes are placed edge to edge.
It is possible to tessellate the plane with equilateral triangles and regular hexagons.
tessellieren, parkettieren
Translations
1 languagesBy meaning 2
Origin
Learned borrowing from Latin tessellātus, from tessella, diminutive of tessera; from AncieLearned borrowing from Latin tessellātus, from tessella, diminutive of tessera; from Ancient Greek τέσσαρες (téssares), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóres.
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Forms
tessellates, tessellating, tessellated, tessellated| Base form | tessellate · to tessellate |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | tessellates |
| Present participle | tessellating |
| Past simple | tessellated |
| Past participle | tessellated |
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Word family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle