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tessellate

[tes-uh-leyt, tes-uh-lit, -leyt] / ˈtɛs əˌleɪt, ˈtɛs ə lɪt, -ˌleɪt /
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You will note these two positions don't tessellate as neatly as they could.

From BBC Nov. 9, 2023

I note those two positions don't tessellate as neatly as they could.

From BBC Nov. 8, 2023

They tessellate nicely, and up to about 6 feet he has no problems.

From Slate

The extensive complex, dating to the early 3rd to late 4th Centuries, included two bath-houses, complete with tessellated mosaic floors, and two 2nd-Century round houses.

From BBC Dec. 27, 2025

That geography is part of why the actual Biosphere 2 building looks so striking: Two ziggurats made of tessellated glass triangles are connected by a long, glass rectangular structure.

From Scientific American Jul. 10, 2023

“They look tiled or tessellated and are round or almost octagonal,” Pearce said.

From Washington Post Feb. 20, 2023

The display press has a tessellated rubber frame that presses down on the phone to seal a new waterproofing adhesive.

From The Verge Jun. 6, 2022

The background fabric was made of a tessellated pattern of triangles in shades of gray and blue.

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste

But aside from the concrete block buildings tessellating out into forever, Novosibirsk is actually more like Minneapolis.

From Slate Jul. 14, 2014

My 5 yr old just taught me what tessellating means. "it means no gaps dad".

From The Guardian Aug. 7, 2011




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