tessellate

Alternative forms

 * (chiefly U.S.)

Etymology
, from, diminutive of ; from , from.

Verb

 * 1)  To cover with tiles or stones, as a mosaic; to tile.
 * 2)  to cover a two-dimensional shape, such that multiple copies of itself placed edge to edge cover an area leaving no space between the shapes.
 * 3)  To completely fill (an area) when multiple copies of one or more two-dimensional shapes are placed edge to edge.
 * 1)  To completely fill (an area) when multiple copies of one or more two-dimensional shapes are placed edge to edge.

Translations

 * German: ,


 * German: ,