"tessellated" in the verb sense
1. tessellate
fit together exactly, of identical shapes
"triangles tessellate"
2. tessellate
tile with tesserae
"tessellate the kitchen floor"
"tessellated" in the adjective sense
1. tessellated
having a checkered or mottled appearance
2. tessellated
decorated with small pieces of colored glass or stone fitted together in a mosaic
"a tessellated pavement"
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