tessellated
Fitted without gaps
Tessellated means arranged in a mosaic pattern of repeated shapes that fit together without gaps or overlaps, like tiles on a floor: tessellated pavement, a tessellated design of interlocking hexagons.
The term appears in geometry, art, and nature—honeycombs and snake scales are tessellated.
The verb tessellate describes creating such patterns.
Occurring more than once
- interlockingEngaging by overlap
- seamlessWithout visible joins
- uniformIdentical throughout
- regularOccurring at fixed intervals
periodic · honeycomb · lattice · checkerboard · herringbone · pinwheel · spiral · radial
Wax matrix of hexagons
- scalesPlates or weighing devices
- shellHard outer covering
- tortoiseLand-dwelling shelled reptile
- snakeskinSerpent's shed epidermis
pineapple · corn · giraffe · crystal · mineral · armadillo · pangolin
Flat covering pieces
- ceramicFired clay material
- porcelainTranslucent fired clay
- flooringSurface underfoot material
- backsplashKitchen wall covering
subway · encaustic · terracotta · marble · travertine · grout · glazed · rectified
Dutch impossible-geometry artist
- MondrianDutch abstract grid artist
- kaleidoscopeTube with rotating color symmetry
- origamiSculptural paper-creasing art
- quiltStuffed, stitched bed covering
Penrose · patchwork · collage · papercraft · abstract · cubism · Alhambra · Moorish
repeating
Occurring more than once
- interlockingEngaging by overlap
- seamlessWithout visible joins
- uniformIdentical throughout
regular · periodic · honeycomb · lattice · checkerboard · herringbone · pinwheel · spiral · radial · fractal
honeycomb
Wax matrix of hexagons
snakeskin · pineapple · corn · giraffe · crystal · mineral · armadillo · pangolin
tiles
Flat covering pieces
backsplash · subway · encaustic · terracotta · marble · travertine · grout · glazed · rectified · quarry
Escher
Dutch impossible-geometry artist
- MondrianDutch abstract grid artist
- kaleidoscopeTube with rotating color symmetry
- origamiSculptural paper-creasing art
Penrose · quilt · patchwork · collage · papercraft · abstract · cubism · Alhambra · Moorish · repeating
tesserae
Mosaic's constituent pieces
Roman · Gaudi · vitreous · marble · murals · Pompeii · nippers · glass · fragments · grouted
polygon
Multisided plane figure
- hexagonSix-sided closed figure
- triangleThree-sided plane figure
- quadrilateralFour-sided closed figure
rhombus · trapezoid · parallelogram · pentagon · vertex · angle · symmetry · congruent · plane · Euclidean
tessellatedrandom
Occurring without pattern
chaotic · irregular · unpatterned · haphazard · disordered
tessellatedplain
Basic and unremarkable
unadorned · undecorated · bare · blank · featureless
tessellatedgapped
Having spaces between
discontinuous · fragmented · overlapping · broken · incomplete