tesseral

adjective

tes·​ser·​al
-sərəl
variants or less commonly tessular
-syələ(r)
1
: of, relating to, or resembling a tessera : tessellar
2
: having or constituting an isometric system : regular
a tesseral crystal

Word History

Etymology

tesseral from tessera + -al; tessular from (assumed) New Latin tessula (diminutive of Latin tessera) + English -ar

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“Tesseral.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tesseral. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

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