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Definitions for Mosaic

[1] a picture or decoration made of small, usually colored pieces of inlaid stone, glass, etc.
[2] the process of producing such a picture or decoration.
[3] something resembling such a picture or decoration in composition, especially in being made up of diverse elements: a mosaic of borrowed ideas.
[4] Also called aerial mosaic, photomosaic. Surveying . an assembly of aerial photographs matched in such a way as to show a continuous photographic representation of an area (mosaic map) .
[5] Architecture . (in an architectural plan) a system of patterns for differentiating the areas of a building or the like, sometimes consisting of purely arbitrary patterns used to separate areas according to function but often consisting of plans of flooring, reflected ceiling plans, overhead views of furnishings and equipment, or other items really included in the building or building plan.
[6] Also called mosaic disease . Plant Pathology . any of several diseases of plants, characterized by mottled green or green and yellow areas on the leaves, caused by certain viruses.
[7] Biology . an organism exhibiting mosaicism.
[8] Television . a light-sensitive surface in a television camera tube, consisting of a thin mica sheet coated on one side with a large number of small globules of silver and cesium insulated from each other. The image to be televised is focused on this surface and the resulting charges on the globules are scanned by an electron beam.
[9] pertaining to, resembling, or used for making a mosaic or mosaic work: a mosaic tile.
[10] composed of a combination of diverse elements.
[11] to make a mosaic of or from.
[12] to decorate with mosaic.
[13] of or relating to Moses or the writings, laws, and principles attributed to him: Mosaic ethics.
[14] a design or decoration made up of small pieces of coloured glass, stone, etc
[15] the process of making a mosaic
[16] a mottled yellowing that occurs in the leaves of plants affected with any of various virus diseases Also called: mosaic disease any of the diseases, such as tobacco mosaic , that produce this discoloration
[17] genetics another name for chimera (def. 4)
[18] an assembly of aerial photographs forming a composite picture of a large area on the ground
[19] a light-sensitive surface on a television camera tube, consisting of a large number of granules of photoemissive material deposited on an insulating medium
[20] of or relating to Moses or the laws and traditions ascribed to him

Words related to Mosaic

patchwork, plaid, variegation, motley, tessellation, montage, checker

Words nearby Mosaic

moryah, moré, morón, mos, mos., mosaic, mosaic disease, mosaic glass, mosaic gold, mosaic inheritance, mosaic law

Origin of Mosaic

1655–65; < New Latin Mosaicus, equivalent to Late Latin Mōs(ēs ) Moses + -aicus, on the model of Hebraicus Hebraic

Other words from Mosaic

mo·sa·i·cal·ly , adverb
pre·mo·sa·ic , adjective
post-Mo·sa·ic , adjective

Word origin for Mosaic

C16: via French and Italian from Medieval Latin mōsaicus, from Late Greek mouseion mosaic work, from Greek mouseios of the Muses, from mousa Muse

Synonyms for Mosaic

patchwork, checker, montage, motley, plaid, tessellation, variegation