tessellated

tessellated
/tes"euh lay'tid/, adj.
1. of, pertaining to, or like a mosaic.
2. arranged in or having the appearance of a mosaic; checkered.
Also, tesselated.
[1685-95; TESSELLATE + -ED2]

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  • Tessellated pavement — is a rare sedimentary rock formation that occurs on some ocean shores, so named because it fractures into square blocks that appear like tiles, or tessellations . It is formed when rock that has cracked through plate tectonic movement of the… …   Wikipedia

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  • tessellated — adjective Date: 1695 having a checkered appearance …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • tessellated — marked with little squares like a mosaic; checkered …   Dictionary of ichthyology

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  • tessellated — Made up of small squares; checkered. [L. tessella, a small square stone] * * * tes·sel·lat·ed (tesґə lāt″əd) [L. tessellatus; tessella a square] divided into squares, like a checker board …   Medical dictionary

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