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tes·sel·late
(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.
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tessellate
(ˈtɛsɪˌleɪt)vb
1. (Building) (tr) to construct, pave, or inlay with a mosaic of small tiles
2. (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]
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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 -ate 1]
tes`sel•la′tion, n.
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tessellate
Past participle: tessellated
Gerund: tessellating
| Imperative |
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| tessellate |
| tessellate |
| Present |
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| I tessellate |
| you tessellate |
| he/she/it tessellates |
| we tessellate |
| you tessellate |
| they tessellate |
| Preterite |
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| I tessellated |
| you tessellated |
| he/she/it tessellated |
| we tessellated |
| you tessellated |
| they tessellated |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am tessellating |
| you are tessellating |
| he/she/it is tessellating |
| we are tessellating |
| you are tessellating |
| they are tessellating |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have tessellated |
| you have tessellated |
| he/she/it has tessellated |
| we have tessellated |
| you have tessellated |
| they have tessellated |
| Past Continuous |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| I would tessellate |
| you would tessellate |
| he/she/it would tessellate |
| we would tessellate |
| you would tessellate |
| they would tessellate |
| Past Conditional |
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| 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 |
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
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Verb 1. tessellate - fit together exactly, of identical shapes; "triangles tessellate"
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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