tessellate

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈtɛsɪˌleɪt/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(v. tes′ə lāt′; adj. tes′ə lit, -lāt′)


Inflections of 'tessellate' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
tessellates
v 3rd person singular
tessellating
v pres p
tessellated
v past
tessellated
v past p

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
tes•sel•late  (v. tes′ə lāt′;adj. tes′ə lit, -lāt′),USA pronunciation v., -lat•ed, -lat•ing, adj. 
v.t. 
  1. to form of small squares or blocks, as floors or pavements;
    form or arrange in a checkered or mosaic pattern.

adj. 
  1. tessellated.
  • Latin tessellātus mosaic, equivalent. to tessell(a) small square stone (diminutive of tessera tessera) + -ātus -ate1
  • 1785–95

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
tessellate /ˈtɛsɪˌleɪt/ vb
  1. (transitive) to construct, pave, or inlay with a mosaic of small tiles
  2. (intransitive) (of identical shapes) to fit together exactly
Etymology: 18th Century: from Latin tessellātus checked, from tessella small stone cube, from tessera
'tessellate' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
tassel - tesselate - tessellated - tessellation

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