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7 definitions for Mosaic From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Mosaic \Mo*sa"ic\, a.
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.
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A very beautiful mosaic pavement. --Addison.
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Florentine mosaic. See under Florentine.
Mosaic gold.
(a) See Ormolu.
(b) Stannic sulphide, SnS2, obtained as a yellow scaly
crystalline powder, and used as a pigment in bronzing and
gilding wood and metal work. It was called by the
alchemists aurum musivum, or aurum mosaicum. Called
also bronze powder.
Mosaic work. See Mosaic, n.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Mosaic \Mo*sa"ic\, n. [F. mosa["i]que; cf. Pr. mozaic, musec,
Sp. & Pg. mosaico, It. mosaico, musaico, LGr. ?, ?, L.
musivum; all fr. Gr. ? belonging to the Muses. See Muse the
goddess.]
1. (Fine Arts) A surface decoration made by inlaying in
patterns small pieces of variously colored glass, stone,
or other material; -- called also mosaic work.
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2. A picture or design made in mosaic; an article decorated
in mosaic.
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3. Something resembling a mosaic[1]; something made up of
different pieces, fitted together by design to form a
unified composition.
[PJC]
aerial mosaic An aerial photograph of a large area, made by
carefully fitting together aerial photographs of smaller
areas so that the edges match in location, and the whole
provides a continuous image of the larger area. Called
also
mosaic map and photomosaic.
mosaic virus A type of plant virus that causes green and
yellow mottling of leaves of a plant. A much-studied type
is the tobacco mosaic virus, affecting the tobacco
plant.
[PJC]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Mosaic \Mo*sa"ic\, prop. a. [From Moses.]
Of or pertaining to Moses, the leader of the Israelites, or
established through his agency; as, the Mosaic law, rites, or
institutions.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 :
Mosaic
adj 1: of or relating to Moses or the laws and writings attributed
to him; "Mosaic Law"
2: decorated with small pieces of colored glass or stone fitted
together; "a mosaic floor"; "a tessellated pavement" [syn:
tessellated]
n 1: art consisting of a design made of small pieces of colored
stone or glass
2: viral disease in solanaceous plants (tomatoes, potatoes,
tobacco) resulting in mottling and often shriveling of the
leaves
3: a freeware browser
4: a pattern resembling a mosaic
5: transducer formed by the light-sensitive surface on a
television camera tube
6: assembly of aerial photographs forming a composite picture
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :
58 Moby Thesaurus words for "mosaic":
abstract, abstraction, altarpiece, block print, check, checked,
checker, checkerboard, checkered, checkerwork, chessboard, chimera,
collage, color print, colors in patches, copy, crazy-work,
cyclorama, daub, diptych, engraving, fresco, harlequin, icon,
illumination, illustration, image, likeness, marquetry, miniature,
montage, mural, panorama, parquet, parquetry, patchwork,
photograph, picture, plaid, pomato, potomato, print,
representation, reproduction, stained glass window, stencil,
still life, tableau, tapestry, tartan, tessellate, tessellated,
tessellation, tesserae, topato, triptych, variegated pattern,
wall painting
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :
18 Moby Thesaurus words for "Mosaic":
Biblical, Gospel, New-Testament, Old-Testament, apocalyptic,
apostolic, canonical, evangelic, evangelistic, gospel, inspired,
prophetic, revealed, revelational, scriptural, textual, textuary,
theopneustic
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