2. (Bot. & Zo["o]l.) Marked like a checkerboard; as, a tessellated leaf. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
tessellated — 1690s, from L.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… … Etymology dictionary
Tessellated — Tessellate Tes sel*late, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tessellated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Tessellating}.] [L. tessellatus tessellated. See {Tessellar}.] To form into squares or checkers; to lay with checkered work. [1913 Webster] The floors are sometimes of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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
tessellated pavement — also called Floor Mosaic, or Mosaic Pavement, interior or exterior floor covering composed of stone tesserae (Latin: “dice”), cubes, or other regular shapes closely fitted together in simple or complex designs with a durable and… … Universalium
tessellated fundus — fundus tigre, tigroid fundus a normal, nonpathological fundus of the eye with marked exposure of the choroidal vessels due to scanty pigmentation; called also tessellated or tigroid retina … Medical dictionary
tessellated — adjective Date: 1695 having a checkered appearance … New Collegiate Dictionary
tessellated — marked with little squares like a mosaic; checkered … Dictionary of ichthyology
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] * * * … Universalium
tessellated — adjective Covered with pieces that are similarly shaped … Wiktionary
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
