Mo·sa·ic (m -z   k)adj. Of or relating to Moses or the laws and writings attributed to him. |
| mo·sa·ic (m-zk) 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. A photosensitive surface, as in the iconoscope of a television camera. 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. [Middle English musycke, from Old French mosaique, from Old Italian mosaico, from Medieval Latin m  sicum, neuter of msicus, of the Muses, from Latin Msa, Muse, from Greek Mousa; see men-1 in Indo-European roots.]mo·sa i·cist (m-z-sst) n. |
mosaic [məˈzeɪɪk]
n
1. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Terms) a design or decoration made up of small pieces of coloured glass, stone, etc.
2. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Terms) the process of making a mosaic
3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / 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. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Genetics) Genetics another name for chimera [4]
5. (Mathematics & Measurements / Surveying) an assembly of aerial photographs forming a composite picture of a large area on the ground
6. (Engineering / 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
[via French and Italian from Medieval Latin mōsaicus, from Late Greek mouseion mosaic work, from Greek mouseios of the Muses, from mousa Muse]
mosaicist [məˈzeɪɪsɪst] n
Mosaic [məʊˈzeɪɪk], Mosaical
adj
(Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) of or relating to Moses or the laws and traditions ascribed to him
| mosaic (m-zk) Any of various viral diseases of plants, resulting in light and dark areas in the leaves, which often become shriveled and dwarfed. |
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.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  mosaic - art consisting of a design made of small pieces of colored stone or glassart, 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 | |
| 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 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" |
Translations
n mosaic [məˈzeiik]
(the art of making) a design formed by fitting together small pieces of coloured marble, glass etc. mosaïek فُسَيْفِساء мозайка mozaika mosaik das Mosaik μωσαϊκό mosaico mosaiik موزاییکی mosaiikki mosaïque פְּסִיפַּס पच्चीकारी, चित्र वर्ण mozaik mozaik mosaik mósaík(list) mosaico モザイク 모자이크 mozaika mozaīka mozek mozaiek mosaikk mozaika mosaico mozaic мозаика mozaika mozaik mozaik mosaik ลวดลายที่ทำด้วยกระจกสี mozaik 鑲嵌工藝 мозаїка کاشی کاری đồ khảm 镶嵌工艺
Mosaic → فسيفساء 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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