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tessellate

/ˈtɛs.ə.leɪt/

Translations

tessellateverb

tessellated

Past Simple

tessellated

Past Participle

tessellating

Gerund

/ˈtɛs.ə.leɪt/

tessellerTermes de géométrie et d’informatique.

The artist decided to tessellate the floor with hexagonal tiles to create a unique pattern.

L’artiste a décidé de tesseller le sol avec des carreaux hexagonaux pour créer un motif unique.

Additional translations

paverEmploi plus général, quand l’idée est de recouvrir une surface sans laisser d’interstices.

découper en tuilesEmploi technique en informatique et en cartographie.

Synonyms

fit together

tessellateadjective

/ˈtɛs.ɪ.leɪt/

/ˈtɛs.əˌleɪt/

Used attributively in biology and descriptive writing to denote something arranged in a mosaic/checkered pattern.

tesselléSe dit d’une surface ou d’un motif formé de petites unités jointives.

Under the microscope the reptile's skin appeared distinctly tessellate.

Au microscope, la peau du reptile apparaissait nettement tessellée.

Definitions

tessellateverb

To cover a plane surface by repeated use of a single shape, without gaps or overlapping.

The artist decided to tessellate the floor with hexagonal tiles to create a unique pattern.

In computing and cartography, to divide (data or an image) into a repeated pattern of polygons or tiles so as to completely cover a surface without overlaps or gaps.

The rendering engine tessellates the 3-D model into triangles before shading.

tessellateadjective

Arranged in or marked by a mosaic of small, usually square or polygonal, blocks; checkered.

Under the microscope the reptile's skin appeared distinctly tessellate.