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Meaning of "tessera" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD TESSERA

From Latin, from Ionic Greek tesseres four.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF TESSERA

tessera  [ˈtɛsərə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TESSERA

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Tessera is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES TESSERA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

tessera

Tessera

The unique illuminating effect of golden tesserae, Cappella Palatina in Palermo, Sicily, 12th century Apse mosaic of the Virgin Mother and Child, Hagia Sophia, featuring intensely luminous golden tesserae A mosaic made from tesserae in St Peter's Basilica, Vatican State, Italy. 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.

Definition of tessera in the English dictionary

The definition of tessera in the dictionary is a small square tile of stone, glass, etc, used in mosaics. Other definition of tessera is a die, tally, etc, used in classical times, made of bone or wood.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TESSERA


agora
ˈæɡərə
Ankara
ˈæŋkərə
answerer
ˈɑːnsərə
bursera
ˈbɜːsərə
camera
ˈkæmərə
chelicera
kɪˈlɪsərə
Deborah
ˈdɛbərə
drosera
ˈdrɒsərə
era
ˈɪərə
ixora
ˈɪksərə
katsura
ˈkɑːtsərə
lonicera
lɒˈnɪsərə
manufacturer
ˌmænjʊˈfæktʃərə
opera
ˈɒpərə
Sarah
ˈsɛərə
sera
ˈsɪərə
sierra
sɪˈɛərə
Sisera
ˈsɪsərə
sorcerer
ˈsɔːsərə
viscera
ˈvɪsərə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TESSERA

tessaraglot
tesselate
tessella
tessellae
tessellar
tessellate
tessellated
tessellation
tesseract
tesserae
tesseral
Tessin
tessitura
test
Test Act
test ban
test ban treaty
test bore

WORDS THAT END LIKE TESSERA

aloe vera
antisera
busera
cordillera
digital camera
diptera
entera
genera
Gera
Hera
on camera
Pera
primavera
Ribera
Rivera
riviera
Svizzera
tempera
Valera
video camera

Synonyms and antonyms of tessera in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «tessera» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TESSERA

Find out the translation of tessera to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of tessera from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «tessera» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

Tessera公司
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

tessera
570 millions of speakers

English

tessera
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Tessera
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تيسيرا
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

тессера
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Tessera
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মোজেইক্ করার চৌকা পাথর
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

tessère
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tessera
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Tessera
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

テッセラ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

각석
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tessera
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

miếng đá câm thạch
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

டிக்கெட்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

टेसरा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

mozaik işi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

tessera
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

tessera
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

тессера
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Tessera
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

tessera
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Tessera
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Tessera
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Tessera
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of tessera

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TESSERA»

The term «tessera» is quite widely used and occupies the 35.117 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TESSERA» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «tessera» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «tessera» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about tessera

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TESSERA»

Discover the use of tessera in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to tessera and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Tessera of Antilia: Utopian Brotherhoods and Secret ...
This study examines the Protestant utopian movement that was inspired by the writings of Johann Valentin Andreae and led to brotherhoods in early modern Germany and England.
Donald R. Dickson, 1998
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Tessera
Tessera was begun in order to publish the theoretical and experimental writing of Québécois and English-Canadian feminist writers. We wish to offer a forum for dialogue between French and English women writers and among women across  ...
‎2005
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The Anxiety of Influence: A Theory of Poetry
term tessera from the psychoanalyst Jacques Lacan, whose own revisionary relationship to Freud might be given as an instance of tessera. In his Discours de Rome (i953), Lacan cites a remark of Mallarme's, which "compares the common use ...
Harold Bloom, 1997
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Collaboration in the feminine: writings on women and culture ...
With Collaboration in the Feminine, editor Barbara Godard has drawn together selected texts from this important journal to give the reader a sampling of the exciting feminist work to be found in Tessera's pages.
Barbara Godard, 1995
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Lambretta Restoration Guide
This guide contains all the information gathered by the author in over 20 years of work in the world of maintenance and spare parts.
Vittorio Tessera, 2008
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Convergent Margin Terranes and Associated Regions: A Tribute ...
Intense global deformation resulted in a global distribution of tessera terrain ( parquet pattern, t2). Global-scale tessera-terrain deformation obliterated all preexisting impact craters, and deformation occurred quickly because no impact craters ...
Mark Cloos, 2007
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The Patent journal, and inventors' magazine, ed. by C. ...
The material named throughout the description already given of this said invention, as the surrounding material for the square or tessera, has been confined to cork, and which is the material they consider most preferable ; but any other ...
Charles Barlow
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The patent journal, and inventors' magazine
The material named throughout the description already given of this said invention, as the surrounding material for the square or tessera, has been confined to cork, and which is the material they consider most preferable ; but any other ...
Charles Barlow, Philip Le Capelain, 1847
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On Geologic Processes in the Lowland Regions of Venus
Tessera terrain Ribbon-tessera terrain is defined as deformed crust containing multiple suites of intersecting tectonic ... ribbon-tessera terrain includes two large tessera inliers (Gegute and Haattse-baad Tesserae) and tessera kipukas that ...
Nicholas Patrick Lang, 2006
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Certain Semiconductor Chips with Minimized Chip Package Size ...
As set forth supra, the ALJ found that Tessera had failed to meet its heightened burden of showing that a general exclusion order is warranted. (See I.A.4.) Consequently, in light of the Kyocera, Tessera has also failed to meet its burden of ...
U.S. International Trade Commission

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TESSERA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term tessera is used in the context of the following news items.
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Tessera Technologies Appoints Industry Veteran Steve Teig as …
Craig Mitchell, who has been serving in dual roles as CTO of Tessera and as president of the Company's subsidiary, Invensas Corporation, will dedicate more of ... «Business Wire, Jun 15»
2
Tessera Technologies (TSRA) Unit Sues Toshiba Over Breach of …
Tessera Technologies (NASDAQ: TSRA) announced that its subsidiary Tessera, Inc. filed a breach of contract lawsuit in California state court against Toshiba ... «StreetInsider.com, May 15»
3
Tessera Technologies Beats on Q1 Earnings, Revenues
Tessera reported revenues of $79.9 million, up 33.3% sequentially but down 9.6% ... For the second quarter of 2015, Tessera expects revenues in the range of ... «Zacks.com, May 15»
4
Tessera Technologies, Inc. (TSRA): Starboard Value Reduces …
Jeffrey Smith's Starboard Value LP reduced its exposure to Tessera Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSRA) by 575,000 shares according to a filing revealed this ... «Insider Monkey, Mar 15»
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Tessera Technologies Beats on Q4 Earnings, Revenues
Tessera Technologies Inc. (TSRA - Analyst Report) reported fourth-quarter 2014 earnings from continuing operations of 56 cents per share, down 32.1% from ... «Zacks.com, Feb 15»
6
Bull of the Day: Tessera Tech (TSRA)
Tessera Technologies (TSRA - Analyst Report) is expected to announce Q4 ... This caused Tessera to raise its 2015 recurring revenue guidance from $195 ... «Zacks.com, Feb 15»
7
Amkor To Pay Tessera $155M To Settle Chip Patent Suit
Law360, Los Angeles (January 15, 2015, 8:33 PM ET) -- Amkor Technology Inc. will pay $155 million to Tessera Inc. to settle pending litigation and arbitration ... «Law360, Jan 15»
8
Tessera Technologies and O-Film Announce Amended Transaction
To date, O-Film has paid Tessera a total of $10.5 million. Pursuant to the terms of the amended agreement, O-Film will pay Tessera an additional $31 million on ... «Business Wire, Nov 14»
9
Tessera Technologies Names Craig Mitchell as CTO and President …
SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Tessera Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSRA) ("Tessera" or the “Company") today announced it has named Craig Mitchell ... «Business Wire, Sep 14»
10
Tessera Technologies and Micron Technology Announce Execution …
As part of the agreements, Tessera and Micron will also explore other ... including a patent license and a technology agreement relating to Tessera's xFD ... «MarketWatch, Jul 14»

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