tessellate
Other forms: tessellated; tessellates
To tessellate is to make a pattern using identical shapes, creating a consistent pattern like a honeycomb.
Tessellating is a way of designing something — like the pattern of a floor, painting, or shirt—by repeating the same shapes over and over again. Tessellating creates a pattern that is usually pleasing. If you look around where you live, there is probably a tessellated pattern on the wallpaper or maybe in the bathroom tiles.
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tile with tesserae“tessellate the kitchen floor”type of:tilecover with tiles
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fit together exactly, of identical shapes
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