Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun tessellation

2 senses of tessellation

Sense 1
tessellation -- (the careful juxtaposition of shapes in a pattern; "a tessellation of hexagons")
       => juxtaposition, apposition, collocation -- (the act of positioning close together (or side by side); "it is the result of the juxtaposition of contrasting colors")

Sense 2
tessellation -- (the act of adorning with mosaic)
       => decoration -- (the act of decorating something (in the hope of making it more attractive))