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tesselating

/ˈtɛsəˌleɪtɪŋ/ /ˈtɛsəˌlɪtɪŋ/

Meanings
verb
To cover with tiles or stones, as a mosaic; to tile.

Examples :

"The artist was carefully tesselating the bathroom floor with colorful ceramic tiles. "
"The artist was carefully tesselating the bathroom floor with colorful mosaic tiles. "
architecture art material

Related Words

Illustration bathroom

bathroom noun

/ˈbæθ.ɹuːm/

A room containing a shower and/or bathtub, and (typically but not necessarily) a toilet.

"After soccer practice, the boys went to the bathroom to shower. "

Illustration leaving

leaving verb

/ˈliːvɪŋ/

To have a consequence or remnant.

"The heavy rain was leaving puddles all over the playground. "

Illustration completely

completely adverb

/kəmˈpliːtli/

(manner) In a complete manner

"Please completely fill in the box for your answer, using a number 2 pencil."

Illustration hexagonal

hexagonal adjective

/hɛkˈsæɡənəl/

Having six edges, or having a cross-section in the form of a hexagon.

"Nuts in engineering are generally hexagonal."

Illustration carefully

carefully adverb

/ˈkɛːfli/ /ˈkɛɹfli/

Sorrowfully.

"He listened carefully to his mother's concerns, feeling sorrowful about her disappointment. "

Illustration colorful

colorful adjective

/ˈkʌləfəl/ /ˈkʌlɚfəl/

Possessing prominent and varied colors.

"The parrot's feathers were colorful, with shades of green, blue, and yellow. "

Illustration tessellating

tessellating verb

/ˈtɛsəˌleɪtɪŋ/ /ˈtɛsəˌleɪɾɪŋ/

To cover with tiles or stones, as a mosaic; to tile.

"The artist is tessellating colorful glass tiles to create a beautiful mosaic on the wall. "

Illustration ceramic

ceramic noun

/səˈɹæmɪk/

A hard, brittle, inorganic, nonmetallic material, usually made from a materal, such as clay, then firing it at a high tempature.

"Joan made the dish from ceramic."

Illustration multiple

multiple noun

/ˈmʌltɪpl̩/

A whole number that can be divided by another number with no remainder.

"14, 21 and 70 are multiples of 7"

Illustration dimensional

dimensional adjective

/-ʃnəl/

Of or pertaining to dimensions.

"The math problem required us to understand the dimensional relationships of the cube. "

Illustration triangles

triangles noun

/ˈtraɪæŋɡəlz/ /ˈtraɪæŋɡəls/

A polygon with three sides and three angles.

"The art teacher asked the students to draw different shapes, including triangles. "

Illustration backsplash

backsplash noun

/ˈbækˌsplæʃ/

A vertical covering on a wall rising above a countertop or other work surface to protect the wall from spills and to decorate the wall.

"The new kitchen has a beautiful tile backsplash behind the stove to protect the wall from cooking splatters. "