mosaic
[ moh-zey-ik ]
/ moʊˈzeɪ ɪk /
noun
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), mo·sa·icked, mo·sa·ick·ing.
to make a mosaic of or from.
to decorate with mosaic.
Origin of mosaic
1350–1400; Middle English < Middle French
mosaïque < Italian
mosaico < Medieval Latin
musaicum, re-formation of Late Latin
musīvum (
opus), Latin
musēum, musaeum mosaic work (quantity of
u uncertain), of obscure origin; variants may show an assumed relationship with Greek
mouseîon shrine of the Muses,
museum, by analogy with
archī(v)um (see
archive), though classical Gk word is not attested in sense “mosaic”
OTHER WORDS FROM mosaic
mo·sa·i·cal·ly, adverb pre·mo·sa·ic, adjectiveWords nearby mosaic
moryah,
moré,
morón,
mos,
mos.,
mosaic,
mosaic disease,
mosaic glass,
mosaic gold,
mosaic inheritance,
mosaic law
Definition for mosaic (2 of 2)
Mosaic
[ moh-zey-ik ]
/ moʊˈzeɪ ɪk /
adjective
of or relating to Moses or the writings, laws, and principles attributed to him: Mosaic ethics.
Sometimes
Mo·sa·i·cal.
Origin of Mosaic
1655–65; < New Latin
Mosaicus, equivalent to Late Latin
Mōs(ēs)
Moses +
-aicus, on the model of
Hebraicus Hebraic
OTHER WORDS FROM Mosaic
post-Mo·sa·ic, adjectiveExample sentences from the Web for mosaic
British Dictionary definitions for mosaic (1 of 2)
mosaic
/ (məˈzeɪɪk) /
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 called: mosaic disease any of the diseases, such as tobacco mosaic, that produce this discoloration
genetics another name for chimera (def. 4)
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
Derived forms of mosaic
mosaicist (məˈzeɪɪsɪst), nounWord Origin for mosaic
C16: via French and Italian from Medieval Latin
mōsaicus, from Late Greek
mouseion mosaic work, from Greek
mouseios of the Muses, from
mousa
Muse
British Dictionary definitions for mosaic (2 of 2)
Mosaic
Mosaical
/ (məʊˈzeɪɪk) /
adjective
of or relating to Moses or the laws and traditions ascribed to him
Medical definitions for mosaic
mosaic
[ mō-zā′ĭk ]
adj.
Patterned in small squares; tesselated.
n.
An organism exhibiting mosaicism.
Scientific definitions for mosaic
mosaic
[ mō-zā′ĭk ]
Any of various viral diseases of plants, resulting in light and dark areas in the leaves, which often become shriveled and dwarfed.