- Synonyms: repeat (a shape)
- Origin: 1695, from L. tessellatus meaning "made of small square stones or tiles"
- Example: The square tiles on our classroom floor tessellate.
M.C. Escher was a famous artist who used tessellations to create his art.
Click here to see some of his amazing work.
Where else have you seen examples of shapes that tessellate?
7 comments:
Gary says
that guy really knows how to tessellate.Ive never been
able to tessellate before It's really hard to do.
Jason says
I really admire how the pictures tessellate I tuesday's image.WOO HOO!!!!!
Nikko say
M.C Echer picture tessellate
Cheyenne says
I have seen multiple tessellations, but I have a list of tessellations
ions
Cats
Birds (any kind)
Last but not least Panther.
Gary says that guy really knows how to tessellate.
I don't really know how to tessellate
because it's really hard and I wasen't here to tessellate
I was in reading.
Vincent says...
My house my room my kitchen my roof my friends roof my tessellating picture your bugs tesssellate your fish tessellate, but my sen picture tessellates, and the picture on the blog tessellates.
Jace says
I'v seen tiles tessellate in Mrs.Dallners room,my house,and sidewalk
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