tessellated Meaning, Definition & Usage

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

WordNet


Tes"sel*la`ted adjective
Definitions
  1. Formed of little squares, as mosaic work; checkered; as, a tessellated pavement.
  2. (Bot. & Zoöl.) Marked like a checkerboard; as, a tessellated leaf.

Webster 1913