tessellate

tessellate
[ˈtɛsəleɪt]
verb

[with obj.]decorate (a floor) with mosaics
把（地板）镶嵌成棋盘花纹；用小块大理石（或地砖等）铺设（地板）
■(Mathematics)cover (a plane surface) by repeated use of a single shape, without gaps or overlapping
(数)镶嵌；嵌装

语源

late 18th cent.: from late Latin tessellat-, from the verb tessellare, from tessella, diminutive of tessera (see tessera)