tessera

/tes-er-uh/US // ˈtɛs ər ə //UK // (ˈtɛsərə) //

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Definitions

n.名词 noun

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plural tes·ser·ae [tes-uh-ree]. /ˈtɛs əˌri/.
- : one of the small pieces used in mosaic work.
- : a small square of bone, wood, or the like, used in ancient times as a token, tally, ticket, etc.

The mission would include three orbiters, an aerobot to float in the clouds and a lander that could drill and analyze samples of tessera rocks.
The tessera, or six-sided figure, bore on its additional faces the numbers two and five.
Tessera, tes′e-ra, n. one of the small square tiles or cut stones used in forming tessellated pavements:—pl.
These men are obliged to deliver the tablet (tessera) to the Tribunes before dark.
So bidding farewell to Petronius, he went hurriedly to the overseer of the "Putrid Pits" for his tessera.
Let her take my tessera; she can wrap her head in a cloth, cover her shoulders with a mantle, and pass out.