tessera
IPA: tˈɛsˈɛrʌ
noun
- A small square piece of stone, wood, ivory or glass used for making a mosaic.
- (planetology) complex-ridged surface feature seen on plateau highlands of Venus and perhaps on Triton
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Examples of "tessera" in Sentences
- Tesserae are areas of polygonal terrain.
- Tessera stands for the curvilinear parallelogram.
- Figure 2: Cipollino verde tessera of the mosaic floor of Frigidarium I
- Another kind of tessera was the ancient Roman equivalent of a theater ticket.
- Tesserae exhibit the effects of eons of compression and tensional deformation.
- This quaint term refers to the growth of crystals, which occurs by the buildup of unit blocks, or “tessera.”
- Maximus Taurinus says: "The tessera is a symbol and sign by which to distinguish between the Faithful and the Profane."
- Each tessera in these borderlines was labelled with a number written directly on the paraloid skin and a corresponding one on the 1: 1 drawing.
- Some Ultra groups are promising further trouble following the introduction of the tessera del tifoso – an ID card without which fans will not be allowed to attend away games.
- Inoltre, a suggellare il mio arrivo nel vero mondo lavorativo, ho una tessera magnetica con su la mia faccia, che devo sempre avere con me e passare vicino alla porta ogni volta che entro ed esco.
- Perhaps it was the absence of a real crowd – just 18,600 made it into the stadium as Ultras staged a protest against the tessera del tifoso outside – but the Giallorossi lacked energy and invention against a spirited but limited opponent.
- I just noticed your blog has a subtitle "Tessera are the small pieces that make up a mosaic" which first rang a bell and immediately afterwards set off my grammar nazi alarm bell, as I remembered that 'tessera' is a singular and the plural would be 'tesserae'.
- The constant practice of the churches in former ages, in all their meetings for advice and counsel, to consent unto some form of wholesome words, that might be a discriminating "tessera" [symbol] of their communion in doctrine, being used in prime antiquity, -- as is manifest in that ancient symbol commonly esteemed apostolical (of the chief heads whereof mention in the like summary is made in the very first writers among them), -- having also warrant from the word of God, and being of singular use to hold out unto all other churches of the world our apprehensions of the mind of God in the chief heads of religion, may be considered.
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