| 单词 | tessellate |
| 释义 | tessellate[ verb tes-uh-leyt; adjective tes-uh-lit, -leyt ] / verb ˈtɛs əˌleɪt; adjective ˈtɛs ə lɪt, -ˌleɪt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR tessellate ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object), tes·sel·lat·ed, tes·sel·lat·ing.to form of small squares or blocks, as floors or pavements; form or arrange in a checkered or mosaic pattern. adjectivetessellated. Also tes·se·late . Origin of tessellateFirst recorded in 1785–95; from Latin tessellātus “mosaic,” equivalent to tessell(a) “small square stone or cube” (diminutive of tessera + -ātus; see origin at tessera,-ate1 Words nearby tessellatetesla, Tesla coil, TESOL, Tess, TESSA, tessellate, tessellated, tessellated fundus, tessellation, tessera, tesseract Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for tessellatetessellate / (ˈtɛsɪˌleɪt) / verb(tr) to construct, pave, or inlay with a mosaic of small tiles (intr) (of identical shapes) to fit together exactlytriangles will tessellate but octagons will not Word Origin for tessellateC18: from Latin tessellātus checked, from tessella small stone cube, from tessera Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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