Tes"sel*late (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tessellated (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Tessellating.] [L. tessellatus tessellated. See Tessellar.] To form into squares or checkers; to lay with checkered work.

The floors are sometimes of wood, tessellated after the fashion of France.

Tes"sel*late (?), a. [L. tesselatus.] Tessellated.

Tes"sel*late (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tessellated (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Tessellating.] [L. tessellatus tessellated. See Tessellar.] To form into squares or checkers; to lay with checkered work.

The floors are sometimes of wood, tessellated after the fashion of France.

Tes"sel*late (?), a. [L. tesselatus.] Tessellated.

• (geometry) Of a two-dimensional shape, such that multiple copies of itself placed edge to edge cover an area leaving no space between the shapes.
       Regular hexagons tessellate.
  
• (geometry) Of one or more two-dimensional shapes, to completely fill (an area) when multiple copies are placed edge to edge.
       It is possible to tessellate the plane with equilateral triangles and regular hexagons.