English Dictionary: tessellated | by the DICT Development Group |
3 results for tessellated | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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. The floors are sometimes of wood, tessellated after the fashion of France. --Macaulay. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Tessellated \Tes"sel*la`ted\, a. 1. Formed of little squares, as mosaic work; checkered; as, a tessellated pavement. 2. (Bot. & Zo[94]l.) Marked like a checkerboard; as, a tessellated leaf. |