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Tessera vs Tessella - What's the difference?

tessera | tessella |

As nouns the difference between tessera and tessella

is that tessera is a small square piece of stone, wood, ivory or glass used for making a mosaic while tessella is a small tessera.

tessera

English

Noun

(tesserae)
  • 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

    • Derived terms

    * tessellate * tesseract

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    tessella

    English

    Noun

    (tessellae)
  • A small tessera.
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