01 n. 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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1.
A surface decoration made by inlaying in patterns small pieces of variously colored glass, stone, or other material; -- called also mosaic work.(Fine Arts) 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.
Phrases & compounds
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.