'Tessellate' definitions:
Definition of 'tessellate'
(from WordNet)
verb
Fit together exactly, of identical shapes; "triangles tessellate"
verb
Tile with tesserae; "tessellate the kitchen floor"
Definition of 'Tessellate'
From: GCIDE
- 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 wood, tessellated after the fashion of France. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Tessellate'
From: GCIDE
- Tessellate \Tes"sel*late\, a. [L. tesselatus.] Tessellated. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'tessellate'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- band,
- bar,
- bespangle,
- bespeckle,
- bespot,
- blotch,
- check,
- checker,
- dapple,
- dot,
- fit in,
- flake,
- fleck,
- freckle,
- harlequin,
- implant,
- infix,
- inlay,
- iris,
- maculate,
- marble,
- marbleize,
- motley,
- mottle,
- pepper,
- polychrome,
- polychromize,
- rainbow,
- spangle,
- speck,
- speckle,
- splotch,
- spot,
- sprinkle,
- stigmatize,
- stipple,
- streak,
- striate,
- stripe,
- stud,
- tattoo,
- variegate,
- vein