tessellating
present participle oftessellate
tessellate
verb[I]
mathematicsspecialized(USalsotesselate)uk/ˈtes.əl.eɪt/us/ˈtes.əl.eɪt/(ofshapes) tofittogether in apatternwith nospacesin between
Patterns and shapes
- amorphous
- arabesque
- argyle
- asymmetrically
- asymmetry
- bossy
- filigree
- fishhook
- flecked
- flowery
- formless
- fretted
- herringbone
- oblong
- shapeless
- shapelessly
- shapelessness
- sigmoid
- snow angel
- swoosh
Examplesoftessellating
tessellating
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
The spheres are covered bytessellatingsquares and have a single curved door which opens outwards to reveal the ship's only room, a control room.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Honeycombs are famous for thetessellatinghexagons they use.
FromThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.She developed her own system of notation and used it to discover three new types oftessellatingpentagons and over sixty distinct tessellations by pentagons by 1977.
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