tessellated

tessellated
tessellated 1690s, from L.L. tessellatus "made of small square stones or tiles," from tessella "small square stone or tile," dim. of tessera "a cube or square of stone or wood," perhaps from Gk. tessera, neut. of tesseres, Ionic variant of tessares "four" (see FOUR (Cf. four)), in reference to four corners. Related: Tessellate (1826, adj.; 1791, v.; 1909, n.); tessellating.

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  • Tessellated — Tes sel*la ted, a. 1. Formed of little squares, as mosaic work; checkered; as, a tessellated pavement. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot. & Zo[ o]l.) Marked like a checkerboard; as, a tessellated leaf. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Tessellated — Tessellate Tes sel*late, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tessellated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Tessellating}.] [L. tessellatus tessellated. See {Tessellar}.] To form into squares or checkers; to lay with checkered work. [1913 Webster] The floors are sometimes of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Tessellated pavement — is a rare sedimentary rock formation that occurs on some ocean shores, so named because it fractures into square blocks that appear like tiles, or tessellations . It is formed when rock that has cracked through plate tectonic movement of the… …   Wikipedia

  • tessellated pavement — also called  Floor Mosaic, or Mosaic Pavement,        interior or exterior floor covering composed of stone tesserae (Latin: “dice”), cubes, or other regular shapes closely fitted together in simple or complex designs with a durable and… …   Universalium

  • tessellated fundus — fundus tigre, tigroid fundus a normal, nonpathological fundus of the eye with marked exposure of the choroidal vessels due to scanty pigmentation; called also tessellated or tigroid retina …   Medical dictionary

  • tessellated — adjective Date: 1695 having a checkered appearance …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • tessellated — marked with little squares like a mosaic; checkered …   Dictionary of ichthyology

  • tessellated — /tes euh lay tid/, adj. 1. of, pertaining to, or like a mosaic. 2. arranged in or having the appearance of a mosaic; checkered. Also, tesselated. [1685 95; TESSELLATE + ED2] * * * …   Universalium

  • tessellated — adjective Covered with pieces that are similarly shaped …   Wiktionary

  • tessellated — Made up of small squares; checkered. [L. tessella, a small square stone] * * * tes·sel·lat·ed (tesґə lāt″əd) [L. tessellatus; tessella a square] divided into squares, like a checker board …   Medical dictionary

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