tessellated

1. 1.

   having a checkered or mottled appearance

   Similarpatterned
2. 2.

   decorated with small pieces of colored glass or stone fitted together in a mosaic

   “a tessellated pavement”

   Similaradorned

Questions about tessellated

What does tessellated mean?

tessellated means "having a checkered or mottled appearance". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in tessellated?

tessellated has 4 syllables and divides as tes-sel-la-ted under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.