tessellate
To cover with tiles or stones, as a mosaicTo cover with tiles or stones, as a mosaic; to tile.
Translations
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Meaning
3 senses(transitive)To cover with tiles or stones, as a mosaic; to tile.
kacheln, pflastern
(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
(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.
- fit together exactly, of identical shapes
- tile with tesserae
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, tessellatedregular · Lesson
| Base form | tessellate · to tessellate |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | tessellates |
| Present participle | tessellating |
| Past simple | tessellated |
| Past participle | tessellated |
Tenses
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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
See also
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