[tes-uh-ley-shuh
n] 
| 1. | the art or practice of tessellating. |
| 2. | tessellated form or arrangement. |
| 3. | tessellated work. |
| tes·sel·late (těs'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. |