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adjective
1.
of, pertaining to, or like a mosaic.
2.
arranged in or having the appearance of a mosaic; checkered.
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Tessellated
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Word Origin & History
tessellated
1695, from L. tessellatus "made of small square stones or tiles," from tessella "small square stone or tile," dim. of tessera "a cube or square of stone or wood," perhaps from Gk. tessera, neut. of tesseres, Ionic variant of tessares "four" (see four), in reference to four
EXPAND corners. Tessellation is attested from 1660.
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Medical Dictionary
tessellated tes·sel·lat·ed (těs'ə-lā'tĭd)
adj.
Composed of or patterned in small squares.
tes'sel·la'tion n.
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