mosaic

Mo·sa·ic

 (mō-zā′ĭk)

adj.

Of or relating to Moses or the laws and writings attributed to him.

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mo·sa·ic

 (mō-zā′ĭk)

n.

1.

a. A picture or decorative design made by setting small colored pieces, as of stone or tile, into a surface.

b. The process or art of making such pictures or designs.

2. A composite picture made of overlapping, usually aerial, photographs.

3. Something that resembles a mosaic: a mosaic of testimony from various witnesses.

4. Botany A viral disease of plants, resulting in light and dark areas in the leaves, which often become shriveled and dwarfed.

5. An array of photosensitive elements in a video camera that react to light and are scanned by other components to compose an image.

6. Biology An individual exhibiting mosaicism.

tr.v. mo·sa·icked, mo·sa·ick·ing, mo·sa·ics

1. To make by mosaic: mosaic a design on a rosewood box.

2. To adorn with or as if with mosaic: mosaic a sidewalk.

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[Middle English musycke, from Old French mosaique, from Old Italian mosaico, from Medieval Latin mūsāicum, neuter of mūsāicus, of the Muses, from Latin Mūsa, Muse, from Greek Mousa; see men- in Indo-European roots.]

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mo·sa′i·cist (mō-zā′ĭ-sĭst) n.

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mosaic

(məˈzeɪɪk)

n

1. (Art Terms) a design or decoration made up of small pieces of coloured glass, stone, etc

2. (Art Terms) the process of making a mosaic

3. (Plant Pathology)

a. a mottled yellowing that occurs in the leaves of plants affected with any of various virus diseases

b. Also called: mosaic disease any of the diseases, such as tobacco mosaic, that produce this discoloration

4. (Genetics) genetics another name for chimera⁴

5. (Surveying) an assembly of aerial photographs forming a composite picture of a large area on the ground

6. (Electrical Engineering) a light-sensitive surface on a television camera tube, consisting of a large number of granules of photoemissive material deposited on an insulating medium

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

mosaicist n

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Mosaic

(məʊˈzeɪɪk) or

Mosaical

adj

(Ecclesiastical Terms) of or relating to Moses or the laws and traditions ascribed to him

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mo•sa•ic

(moʊˈzeɪ ɪk)

n., adj., v. -icked, -ick•ing. n.

1. a picture or decoration made of small, usu. colored pieces of inlaid stone, glass, etc.

2. the process of producing such a picture or decoration.

3. something resembling a mosaic, esp. in being made up of diverse elements: a cultural mosaic.

4. Also called photomosaic. an assembly of aerial photographs matched to show a continuous photographic representation of an area.

5. Also called mosa′ic disease`. any of several diseases of plants, characterized by mottled green or green and yellow areas on the leaves, caused by certain viruses.

6. an organism exhibiting mosaicism.

adj.

7. pertaining to, resembling, or used for making a mosaic or mosaic work: a mosaic tile.

8. composed of a combination of diverse elements.

v.t.

9. to make a mosaic of or from.

10. to decorate with mosaic.

[1350–1400; Middle English < Middle French mosaïque < Italian mosaico < Medieval Latin musaicum; orig. obscure]

mo•sa′i•cal•ly, adv.

mo•sa′i•cist (-ə sɪst) n.

Mo•sa•ic

(moʊˈzeɪ ɪk)

also Mo•sa′i•cal,

adj.

of or pertaining to Moses or the writings, laws, and principles attributed to him.

[1655–65; < New Latin Mosaicus < Late Latin Mōs(ēs) Moses¹]

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mosaic

An assembly of overlapping photographs that have been matched to form a continuous photographic representation of a portion of the surface of the Earth. See also controlled mosaic; semi-controlled mosaic.

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	mosaic - art consisting of a design made of small pieces of colored stone or glass art, fine art - the products of human creativity; works of art collectively; "an art exhibition"; "a fine collection of art" tessera - a small square tile of stone or glass used in making mosaics
	2.	mosaic - viral disease in solanaceous plants (tomatoes, potatoes, tobacco) resulting in mottling and often shriveling of the leaves plant disease - a disease that affects plants potato mosaic - a disease of the leaves of potato plants tobacco mosaic - a plant disease causing discoloration of the leaves of tobacco plants
	3.	Mosaic - a freeware browser
	4.	mosaic - a pattern resembling a mosaic pattern, form, shape - a perceptual structure; "the composition presents problems for students of musical form"; "a visual pattern must include not only objects but the spaces between them"
	5.	mosaic - transducer formed by the light-sensitive surface on a television camera tube television camera, tv camera, camera - television equipment consisting of a lens system that focuses an image on a photosensitive mosaic that is scanned by an electron beam transducer - an electrical device that converts one form of energy into another
	6.	mosaic - arrangement of aerial photographs forming a composite picture arial mosaic, photomosaic photo, photograph, pic, exposure, picture - a representation of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide; recorded by a camera on light-sensitive material
Adj.	1.	Mosaic - of or relating to Moses or the laws and writings attributed to him; "Mosaic Law"

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Translations

فُسَيْفِساءفُسَيْفِسَاءٌ

mozaika

mosaik

Mosaik

μωσαϊκόμωσαϊκός

mosaico

mosaiikki

mosaïquemosaïque d’images

mozaik

mozaik

mósaík

mosaico

モザイク

모자이크

mozaika

mozaīka

mozaïek

mosaikk

mozaika

mosaico

мозаика

mozaika

mosaik

ลวดลายที่ทำด้วยกระจกสี

mozaik

đồ khảm

镶嵌图案马赛克镶嵌工艺

Mosaic

[məʊˈzeɪɪk] ADJ → mosaico

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mosaic

[məʊˈzeɪɪk] N → mosaico m

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

mosaic

[məʊˈzeɪɪk] n → mosaïque f

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

Mosaic

adj → mosaisch

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mosaic

n → Mosaik nt

attr → Mosaik-; mosaic floor → Mosaikboden m

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

mosaic

[məʊˈzeɪɪk] n → mosaico

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

mosaic

(məˈzeiik) noun

(the art of making) a design formed by fitting together small pieces of coloured marble, glass etc. mosaïek فُسَيْفِساء мозайка mosaico mozaika das Mosaik mosaik μωσαϊκόmosaico mosaiik موزاییکی mosaiikki mosaïqueפסיפס पच्चीकारी, चित्र वर्ण mozaik mozaik mosaik mósaík(list) mosaico モザイク 모자이크 mozaika mozaīka mozek mozaïekmosaikkmozaika موزاييك mosaico mozaic мозаика mozaika mozaik mozaik mosaik การประดับด้วยหิน หรือแก้วสีต่าง ๆ mozaik 馬賽克鑲嵌，馬賽克鑲嵌工藝 мозаїка کاشی کاری đồ khảm 马赛克镶嵌工艺

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.

mosaic

→ فُسَيْفِسَاءٌ mozaika mosaik Mosaik μωσαϊκό mosaico mosaiikki mosaïque mozaik mosaico モザイク 모자이크 mozaïek mosaikk mozaika mosaico мозаика mosaik ลวดลายที่ทำด้วยกระจกสี mozaik đồ khảm 镶嵌图案

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mo·sa·ic

n. mosaico, la presencia en una persona de distintos tejidos adyacentes derivados de la misma célula como resultado de mutaciones.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012