TESSERA

Tessera

A tessera is an individual tile, usually formed in the shape of a cube, used in creating a mosaic. It is also known as an abaciscus or abaculus.

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tessera

Noun

  1. A small square piece of stone, wood, ivory or glass used for making a mosaic.
  2. complex-ridged surface feature seen on plateau highlands of Venus and perhaps on Triton


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