tessellate

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tes·sel·late

T0124500 (tĕs′ə-lāt′)tr.v. tes·sel·lat·ed, tes·sel·lat·ing, tes·sel·lates To form into a mosaic pattern, as by using small squares of stone or glass.

[From Latin tessellātus, of small square stones, from tessella, small cube, diminutive of tessera, a square; see tessera.]

tes′sel·la′tion n.

tessellate

(ˈtɛsɪˌleɪt) vb1. (Building) (tr) to construct, pave, or inlay with a mosaic of small tiles2. (intr) (of identical shapes) to fit together exactly: triangles will tessellate but octagons will not. [C18: from Latin tessellātus checked, from tessella small stone cube, from tessera]

tes•sel•late

or tes•se•late

(v. ˈtɛs əˌleɪt; adj. -lɪt, -ˌleɪt)

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. 2. arranged in a checkered or mosaic pattern. [1785–95; < Latin tessellātus mosaic =tessell(a) small square stone, diminutive of tessera tessera + -ātus -ate¹] tes`sel•la′tion, n.

tessellate

Past participle: tessellated
Gerund: tessellating

Imperative
tessellate
tessellate

Present
I tessellate
you tessellate
he/she/it tessellates
we tessellate
you tessellate
they tessellate

Preterite
I tessellated
you tessellated
he/she/it tessellated
we tessellated
you tessellated
they tessellated

Present Continuous
I am tessellating
you are tessellating
he/she/it is tessellating
we are tessellating
you are tessellating
they are tessellating

Present Perfect
I have tessellated
you have tessellated
he/she/it has tessellated
we have tessellated
you have tessellated
they have tessellated

Past Continuous
I was tessellating
you were tessellating
he/she/it was tessellating
we were tessellating
you were tessellating
they were tessellating

Past Perfect
I had tessellated
you had tessellated
he/she/it had tessellated
we had tessellated
you had tessellated
they had tessellated

Future
I will tessellate
you will tessellate
he/she/it will tessellate
we will tessellate
you will tessellate
they will tessellate

Future Perfect
I will have tessellated
you will have tessellated
he/she/it will have tessellated
we will have tessellated
you will have tessellated
they will have tessellated

Future Continuous
I will be tessellating
you will be tessellating
he/she/it will be tessellating
we will be tessellating
you will be tessellating
they will be tessellating

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been tessellating
you have been tessellating
he/she/it has been tessellating
we have been tessellating
you have been tessellating
they have been tessellating

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been tessellating
you will have been tessellating
he/she/it will have been tessellating
we will have been tessellating
you will have been tessellating
they will have been tessellating

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been tessellating
you had been tessellating
he/she/it had been tessellating
we had been tessellating
you had been tessellating
they had been tessellating

Conditional
I would tessellate
you would tessellate
he/she/it would tessellate
we would tessellate
you would tessellate
they would tessellate

Past Conditional
I would have tessellated
you would have tessellated
he/she/it would have tessellated
we would have tessellated
you would have tessellated
they would have tessellated

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	tessellate - fit together exactly, of identical shapes; "triangles tessellate"fit, go - be the right size or shape; fit correctly or as desired; "This piece won't fit into the puzzle"
	2.	tessellate - tile with tesserae; "tessellate the kitchen floor"tile - cover with tiles; "tile the wall and the floor of the bathroom"

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verb fit together exactly, of identical shapes

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