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10 Language-to-English Dictionariestessellato
Pronunciation / Transliteration: tes-sel-la-to
"Il pavimento romano era finemente tessellato."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Covered with a pattern of small squares or blocks resembling a mosaic.
"The ancient Roman villa featured a beautifully preserved tessellated pavement." - 2
Composed of small squares or checkered markings, often seen in biological patterns or geographical features.
"The snake's skin had a distinct tessellated pattern that provided excellent camouflage."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'tessellatus', meaning 'consisting of small square pieces or tiles', which stems from 'tessella', the diminutive of 'tessera' (a small square block or die). It entered the English language in the early 19th century, primarily used in architecture and geology to describe mosaic-like patterns or structures formed of fitted blocks.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Tessellated" is said worldwide
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mosaïqué
Transliteration: mo-za-i-ke
"Le sol de la pièce principale était mosaïqué."
mosaikartig
Transliteration: mo-za-ik-ar-tɪç
"Der Boden hatte eine mosaikartige Struktur."
tessellato
Transliteration: tes-sel-la-to
"Il pavimento romano era finemente tessellato."
teselado
Transliteration: te-se-la-do
"La superficie presentaba un diseño teselado."
teselado
Transliteration: te-ze-la-du
"O pátio exibia um piso teselado."
मोज़ेकदार
Transliteration: mozekdaar
"कमre का फर्श मोज़ेकदार था।"
镶嵌的
Transliteration: xiāngqiàn de
"这座古建筑有镶嵌的地砖。"
모자이크 모양의
Transliteration: mojaikeu moyang-ui
"그 방은 모자이크 모양의 바닥으로 되어 있었다."
モザイク状の
Transliteration: mozaiku-jō no
"その床はモザイク状のタイルで覆われていた。"
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