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mosaic
1[ moh-zey-ik ]
noun
- a picture or decoration made of small, usually colored pieces of inlaid stone, glass, etc.
- the process of producing such a picture or decoration.
- something resembling such a picture or decoration in composition, especially in being made up of diverse elements:
a mosaic of borrowed ideas.
- Also called aerial mosaic, Surveying. an assembly of aerial photographs matched in such a way as to show a continuous photographic representation of an area mosaic map.
- 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.
- Also called mosaic 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.
- Biology. an organism exhibiting mosaicism.
- 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.
adjective
- pertaining to, resembling, or used for making a mosaic or mosaic work:
a mosaic tile.
- composed of a combination of diverse elements.
verb (used with object)
- to make a mosaic of or from.
- to decorate with mosaic.
Mosaic
2[ moh-zey-ik ]
adjective
- of or relating to Moses or the writings, laws, and principles attributed to him:
Mosaic ethics.
mosaic
1/ məˈzeɪɪk; məˈzeɪɪsɪst /
noun
- a design or decoration made up of small pieces of coloured glass, stone, etc
- the process of making a mosaic
- a mottled yellowing that occurs in the leaves of plants affected with any of various virus diseases
- Also calledmosaic disease any of the diseases, such as tobacco mosaic , that produce this discoloration
- genetics another name for chimera
- an assembly of aerial photographs forming a composite picture of a large area on the ground
- a light-sensitive surface on a television camera tube, consisting of a large number of granules of photoemissive material deposited on an insulating medium
Mosaic
2/ ³¾É™ÊŠËˆ³ú±ðɪɪ°ì /
adjective
- of or relating to Moses or the laws and traditions ascribed to him
mosaic
/ ³¾Å-³úÄå′İì /
- Any of various viral diseases of plants, resulting in light and dark areas in the leaves, which often become shriveled and dwarfed.
Derived Forms
- mosaicist, noun
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ³¾´Ç·²õ²¹î€ƒi·³¦²¹±ô·±ô²â adverb
- ±è°ù±ðm´Ç·²õ²¹î€ƒi³¦ adjective
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of mosaic1
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of mosaic1
Example Sentences
She also helped her neighbors make mosaic artwork using scorched jewelry, dishes and other sifted wreckage from their homes — something to memorialize what they had lost.
The small chapel, decorated in the Gothic Revival style with shimmering mosaics and Byzantine influences, is tucked away in Pearson Square, in a quiet corner of London's West End.
A small thing of beauty, inlaid with a delicate mosaic.
Built in the 12th century under Norman rule, it boasts Italy's largest Byzantine-style mosaics, second in the world only to those of Hagia Sophia in Istanbul.
The artworks were found in a banqueting hall with dramatic black walls and a mosaic floor made of more than 1 million white tiles.
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