"tessellate" meaning in English

See tessellate in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

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

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 23 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 53

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "expansion": "Etymology tree\nProto-Indo-European *kʷetwóres\nProto-Hellenic *kʷétwores\nAncient Greek τέσσαρες (téssares)bor.\nLatin tessera\nProto-Indo-European *-lós\nProto-Italic *-elos\nLatin -lus\nLatin tessella\nLatin -ātus\nLatin tessellātuslbor.\nEnglish tessellate",
      "name": "etymon"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "tessellātus"
      },
      "expansion": "Learned borrowing from Latin tessellātus",
      "name": "lbor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "grc",
        "3": "τέσσαρες"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek τέσσαρες (téssares)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*kʷetwóres"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóres",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Etymology tree\nProto-Indo-European *kʷetwóres\nProto-Hellenic *kʷétwores\nAncient Greek τέσσαρες (téssares)bor.\nLatin tessera\nProto-Indo-European *-lós\nProto-Italic *-elos\nLatin -lus\nLatin tessella\nLatin -ātus\nLatin tessellātuslbor.\nEnglish tessellate\nLearned borrowing from Latin tessellātus, from tessella, diminutive of tessera; from Ancient Greek τέσσαρες (téssares), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóres.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "tessellates",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tessellating",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tessellated",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tessellated",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "tessellate (third-person singular simple present tessellates, present participle tessellating, simple past and past participle tessellated)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "tessella"
    },
    {
      "word": "tessera"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English transitive verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To cover with tiles or stones, as a mosaic; to tile."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "mosaic",
          "mosaic"
        ],
        [
          "tile",
          "tile"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To cover with tiles or stones, as a mosaic; to tile."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English intransitive verbs",
        "English terms with usage examples",
        "en:Geometry"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Regular hexagons tessellate.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "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."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "geometry",
          "geometry"
        ],
        [
          "two-dimensional",
          "two-dimensional"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(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"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "geometry",
        "mathematics",
        "sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with usage examples",
        "English transitive verbs",
        "en:Geometry"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "It is possible to tessellate the plane with equilateral triangles and regular hexagons.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To completely fill (an area) when multiple copies of one or more two-dimensional shapes are placed edge to edge."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "geometry",
          "geometry"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive, geometry) To completely fill (an area) when multiple copies of one or more two-dimensional shapes are placed edge to edge."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "geometry",
        "mathematics",
        "sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈtɛsəleɪt/"
    },
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    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
      "word": "tesselate"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to cover with tiles or stones",
      "word": "kacheln"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to cover with tiles or stones",
      "word": "pflastern"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to cover with tiles or stones",
      "word": "rōpinepine"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to completely fill with multiple copies of a two-dimensional shape edge to edge",
      "word": "tessellieren"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to completely fill with multiple copies of a two-dimensional shape edge to edge",
      "word": "parkettieren"
    }
  ],
  "word": "tessellate"
}

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