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Well I can't give you the latin meaning. But a tessellation is a pattern of tiling such that the tiles cover the whole area with no spaces nor overlapping tiles.
In Latin, tessellate probably meant four-sided, from the original Greek tesares - four. Today, the word likely refers indirectly to the usual shape of the individual tiles mentioned above - that is, square or four-sided.
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Tessellate is from Latin tessellatus. This is the past participle of tessellare 'to cover with mosaic'. Although tessellare originally came from the Greek 'four sided', it refers to pieces of mosaic of any shape. Since mosaics have tiny gaps filled with mortar, this does not completely accord with the mathematical definition of a tiling.
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Can a cone tessellate?
No cones can not tessellate.
Where does the word tessellate originate?
Originally Latin 'tessellatus' meaning 'checked' from 'tessella' a small stone cube, as used in a mosaic pattern
Will a square and a circle tessellate?
A square will tessellate leaving no gaps or overlaps but a circle does not tessellate.
Can a star tessellate?
Yes * * * * * No. A star will not tessellate.
Does a diamond tessellate?
yes... this figure does tessellate
Can a regular octagon tessellate?
No, it can't be tessellate.
Is Tessellate a verb?
Tessellate is a verb. You were correct
Can semicircles tessellate?
yes * * * * * No, they do not tessellate.
Does a quadrillateral tessellate?
Yes a quadrilateral will tessellate.
Can the octagon tessellate?
No, but an octagon and a square can tessellate.
Can a dodecagon tessellate?
No, there is no polygon with 7 or more sides can tessellate.
Do octagons tessellate?
No it does not tessellate you have to pentagons in order for it to tessellate. * * * * * It is not at all clear what "have to pentagons" has to do with this. No polygon with 7 or more sides will tessellate. Octagons will tessellate if mixed with squares but that is not "proper" tessellation since it involved more than one shape.
