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 Definitions of Mosaic  [ʊˈzeɪ ɪk]  

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Definition of 'Mosaic' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

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

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

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

4.  mosaic
Also called mosaic disease. any of several diseases of plants, characterized by mottled green or green and yellow areas on the leaves, caused by certain viruses.

5.  mosaic
an organism exhibiting mosaicism.

6. (adj.) mosaic
pertaining to, resembling, or used for making a mosaic or mosaic work:
a mosaic tile.

7.  mosaic
composed of a combination of diverse elements.

8. (v.t.) mosaic
to make a mosaic of or from.

9.  mosaic
to decorate with mosaic.

10. (adj.) Mosaic
of or pertaining to Moses or the writings, laws, and principles attributed to him.

Etymology:  (1655–65; < NL Mosaicus < LL Mōs(ēs)Moses1)

Definition of 'Mosaic' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) mosaic
art consisting of a design made of small pieces of colored stone or glass

2. (noun) mosaic
viral disease in solanaceous plants (tomatoes, potatoes, tobacco) resulting in mottling and often shriveling of the leaves

3. (noun) Mosaic
a freeware browser

4. (noun) mosaic
a pattern resembling a mosaic

5. (noun) mosaic
transducer formed by the light-sensitive surface on a television camera tube

6. (adj) mosaic, arial mosaic, photomosaic
arrangement of aerial photographs forming a composite picture

7. (adj) Mosaic
of or relating to Moses or the laws and writings attributed to him
"Mosaic Law"


Definition of 'Mosaic' Webster Dictionary 

1. (adj) Mosaic
of or pertaining to the style of work called mosaic; formed by uniting pieces of different colors; variegated; tessellated; also, composed of various materials or ingredients

2. (adj) Mosaic
of or pertaining to Moses, the leader of the Israelites, or established through his agency; as, the Mosaic law, rites, or institutions

3. (noun) Mosaic
a surface decoration made by inlaying in patterns small pieces of variously colored glass, stone, or other material; -- called also mosaic work

4. (noun) Mosaic
a picture or design made in mosaic; an article decorated in mosaic


Definition of 'Mosaic' Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms 

1.  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.


Translation of 'Mosaic' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: (the art of making) a design formed by fitting together small pieces of coloured marble, glass etc.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: mosaïek Arabic flag Arabic: فُسَيْفِساء Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: мозайка
Brazilian flag Brazilian: mosaico Czech flag Czech: mozaika German flag German: das Mosaik
Danish flag Danish: mosaik Greek flag Greek: μωσαϊκό Spanish flag Spanish: mosaico
Estonian flag Estonian: mosaiik Farsi flag Farsi: موزاییکی Finnish flag Finnish: mosaiikki
French flag French: mosaïque Hebrew flag Hebrew: פְּסִיפַּס Hindi flag Hindi: पच्चीकारी, चित्र वर्ण
Croatian flag Croatian: mozaik Hungarian flag Hungarian: mozaik Indonesian flag Indonesian: mosaik
Icelandic flag Icelandic: mósaík(list) Italian flag Italian: mosaico Japanese flag Japanese: モザイク
Korean flag Korean: 모자이크 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: mozaika Latvian flag Latvian: mozaīka
Malay flag Malay: mozek Dutch flag Dutch: mozaiek Norwegian flag Norwegian: mosaikk
Polish flag Polish: mozaika Persian flag Persian: موزاییکی Pashto flag Pashto: موزاييك
Portuguese flag Portuguese: mosaico Romanian flag Romanian: mozaic Russian flag Russian: мозаика
Slovak flag Slovak: mozaika Slovenian flag Slovenian: mozaik Serbian flag Serbian: mozaik
Swedish flag Swedish: mosaik Thai flag Thai: การประดับด้วยหิน หรือแก้ว Turkish flag Turkish: mozaik
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 馬賽克鑲嵌,馬賽克鑲嵌工藝 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: мозаїка Urdu flag Urdu: کاشی کاری
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: đồ khảm Chinese flag Chinese: 马赛克镶嵌工艺

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