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tessellate

[tes-uh-leyt, tes-uh-lit, -leyt] / ˈtɛs əˌleɪt, ˈtɛs ə lɪt, -ˌleɪt /
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inlay
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You will note these two positions don't tessellate as neatly as they could.

From BBC

I note those two positions don't tessellate as neatly as they could.

From BBC

That geography is part of why the actual Biosphere 2 building looks so striking: Two ziggurats made of tessellated glass triangles are connected by a long, glass rectangular structure.

From Scientific American

“Occidental,” a group of works including “drone maps” made from tessellated aerial photographs during his time in the Amazon.

From New York Times

“It can be quite meditative. And it provides a better understanding of how a shape does or does not tessellate.”

From New York Times