"tessellate" meaning in All languages combined

See tessellate on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈtɛsəleɪt/ Audio: en-us-tesselate.ogg , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-tessellate.wav
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóres Proto-Hellenic *kʷétwores Ancient Greek τέσσαρες (téssares)bor. Latin tessera Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -lus Latin tessella Latin -ātus Latin tessellātuslbor. English tessellate Learned borrowing from Latin tessellātus, from tessella, diminutive of tessera; from Ancient Greek τέσσαρες (téssares), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóres. Etymology templates: {{etymon|en|lbor|la>tessellātus>tiled|id=tile|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóres Proto-Hellenic *kʷétwores Ancient Greek τέσσαρες (téssares)bor. Latin tessera Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -lus Latin tessella Latin -ātus Latin tessellātuslbor. English tessellate, {{lbor|en|la|tessellātus}} Learned borrowing from Latin tessellātus, {{der|en|grc|τέσσαρες}} Ancient Greek τέσσαρες (téssares), {{der|en|ine-pro|*kʷetwóres}} Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóres Head templates: {{en-adj|?}} tessellate
  1. tessellated Derived forms: tessellate moray
    Sense id: en-tessellate-en-adj-aqRmzeQ7
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: tesselate [US]

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈtɛsəleɪt/ Audio: en-us-tesselate.ogg , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-tessellate.wav Forms: tessellates [present, singular, third-person], tessellating [participle, present], tessellated [participle, past], tessellated [past]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóres Proto-Hellenic *kʷétwores Ancient Greek τέσσαρες (téssares)bor. Latin tessera Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -lus Latin tessella Latin -ātus Latin tessellātuslbor. English tessellate Learned borrowing from Latin tessellātus, from tessella, diminutive of tessera; from Ancient Greek τέσσαρες (téssares), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóres. Etymology templates: {{etymon|en|lbor|la>tessellātus>tiled|id=tile|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóres Proto-Hellenic *kʷétwores Ancient Greek τέσσαρες (téssares)bor. Latin tessera Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -lus Latin tessella Latin -ātus Latin tessellātuslbor. English tessellate, {{lbor|en|la|tessellātus}} Learned borrowing from Latin tessellātus, {{der|en|grc|τέσσαρες}} Ancient Greek τέσσαρες (téssares), {{der|en|ine-pro|*kʷetwóres}} Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóres Head templates: {{en-verb}} tessellate (third-person singular simple present tessellates, present participle tessellating, simple past and past participle tessellated)
  1. (transitive) To cover with tiles or stones, as a mosaic; to tile. Tags: transitive Translations (to cover with tiles or stones): kacheln (German), pflastern (German), rōpinepine (Maori)
    Sense id: en-tessellate-en-verb-3y2P8Hzb Disambiguation of 'to cover with tiles or stones': 86 11 3
  2. (intransitive, geometry) to cover a two-dimensional shape, such that multiple copies of itself placed edge to edge cover an area leaving no space between the shapes. Tags: intransitive Categories (topical): Geometry
    Sense id: en-tessellate-en-verb-5DhS5Sg- Categories (other): English entries with etymology trees, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with German translations, Terms with Maori translations, Tesselation Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 20 10 46 24 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 5 53 20 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 24 11 47 18 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 19 6 52 22 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 23 5 54 18 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 23 11 47 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 23 10 47 19 Disambiguation of Tesselation: 19 5 62 14 Topics: geometry, mathematics, sciences
  3. (transitive, geometry) To completely fill (an area) when multiple copies of one or more two-dimensional shapes are placed edge to edge. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Geometry
    Sense id: en-tessellate-en-verb-JEyYnf8~ Topics: geometry, mathematics, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: tesselate [US] Derived forms: tessellation Related terms: tessella, tessera Translations (to completely fill with multiple copies of a two-dimensional shape edge to edge): tessellieren (German), parkettieren (German)
Disambiguation of 'to completely fill with multiple copies of a two-dimensional shape edge to edge': 1 45 54

Adjective [Latin]

Forms: tessellāte [canonical]
Head templates: {{head|la|adjective form|head=tessellāte}} tessellāte
  1. vocative masculine singular of tessellātus Tags: form-of, masculine, singular, vocative Form of: tessellātus
    Sense id: en-tessellate-la-adj-BHiqFlqu Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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}

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    "English terms derived from Ancient Greek",
    "English terms derived from Latin",
    "English terms derived from Proto-Hellenic",
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        "(transitive) To cover with tiles or stones, as a mosaic; to tile."
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        "mathematics",
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      ],
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        "mathematics",
        "sciences"
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      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "to cover with tiles or stones",
      "word": "kacheln"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to cover with tiles or stones",
      "word": "pflastern"
    },
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      "code": "mi",
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      "word": "rōpinepine"
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