tessellated

• Décrit une surface composée de ou décorée de petits morceaux plats disposés en motif de mosaïque, ou présentant un motif en damier.

Describes a surface that is formed of or decorated with small, flat pieces in a mosaic pattern.

1. Checkered or mottled appearanceC1formal

   Having a pattern resembling a checkerboard or being marked with contrasting patches of color.

   En damier / marbré

   • The tessellated pattern on the floor was made of black and white marble.
   • The butterfly's wings had a tessellated design of orange and black.
   • The artist created a tessellated effect by alternating light and dark tiles.

   Synonymescheckeredchequeredmosaicmottledpatternedvariegated

2. Mosaic decorationC1formal

   Decorated with small pieces of colored glass, stone, or other materials fitted together to form a pattern or picture.

   décoré de tesselles

   • The ancient Roman villa had tessellated floors made of tiny colored stones.
   • The cathedral's tessellated windows depicted scenes from the Bible.
   • The tessellated artwork in the museum took years to complete.

   Synonymescheckeredinlaidmosaictiled

• Verbe désignant l'action de former ou de disposer des figures en un motif qui recouvre entièrement une surface sans espaces ni chevauchements.

A verb used to indicate the act of forming or arranging shapes into a pattern that covers a surface completely without gaps or overlaps.

1. C1formalart

   To fit together exactly, especially of identical shapes, without gaps or overlaps.

   Pavé (sans espace ni chevauchement)

   • The hexagonal tiles tessellate perfectly on the bathroom floor.
   • In geometry class, we learned how squares tessellate a plane.
   • The artist created a pattern where the shapes tessellate seamlessly.

   Synonymesdovetailinterlockmeshtile

2. Tile with tesseraeC2formalart

   To decorate or pave a surface using small, square pieces of stone, glass, or other materials (tesserae) to form a mosaic.

   Paver de tesselles

   • Ancient Roman craftsmen would tessellate floors with intricate designs.
   • The artisan spent months tessellating the chapel's dome with gold and blue tesserae.
   • They learned to tessellate the pattern using small colored stones.

   Synonymesinlaymosaicpavetile