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- Dictionarymosaic/mə(ʊ)ˈzeɪɪk/
noun
- 1. a picture or pattern produced by arranging together small pieces of stone, tile, glass, etc.: "mosaics on the interior depict scenes from the Old Testament"
- 2. an individual (especially an animal) composed of cells of two genetically different types.
verb
- 1. decorate with a mosaic: "he mosaicked the walls, ceilings, and floors"
adjective
- 1. denoting an individual composed of cells of two genetically different types.
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a pattern or picture made using many small pieces of coloured stone or glass, or the activity or method of making these: a beautiful tenth-century mosaic. On one of the clinic's walls is a mosaic depicting a woman and child wearing traditional clothing. Mosaic is an ancient art form which can be used to brighten up a corner of your garden.
The meaning of MOSAIC is a surface decoration made by inlaying small pieces of variously colored material to form pictures or patterns; also : the process of making it. How to use mosaic in a sentence.
A mosaic is a pattern or image made of small regular or irregular pieces of colored stone, glass or ceramic, held in place by plaster/mortar, and covering a surface. Mosaics are often used as floor and wall decoration, and were particularly popular in the Ancient Roman world.
a picture or decoration made of small, usually colored pieces of inlaid stone, glass, etc. the process of producing such a picture or decoration. something resembling such a picture or decoration in composition, especially in being made up of diverse elements: a mosaic of borrowed ideas.
a pattern or picture made using many small pieces of colored stone or glass, or the activity or method of making these: a beautiful tenth-century mosaic. On one of the clinic's walls is a mosaic depicting a woman and child wearing traditional clothing. Mosaic is an ancient art form which can be used to brighten up a corner of your garden.
Jun 13, 2024 · mosaic, in art, decoration of a surface with designs made up of closely set, usually variously coloured, small pieces of material such as stone, mineral, glass, tile, or shell.
A mosaic is a style of art where a larger image is created by arranging bits of clay, glass, or other materials in a pattern. More broadly, you can use this word to describe anything that is made up of many different elements, such as “the diverse group represented a mosaic of different viewpoints.”
noun. 1. a design or decoration made up of small pieces of coloured glass, stone, etc. 2. the process of making a mosaic. 3. 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.
noun. /məʊˈzeɪɪk/ [countable, uncountable] a picture or pattern made by placing together small pieces of glass, stone, etc. of different colours. a Roman mosaic. a design in mosaic. mosaic tiles. (figurative) A mosaic of fields, rivers and woods lay below us. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. Word Origin. Questions about grammar and vocabulary?
MOSAIC definition: a picture or pattern that is made with small pieces of coloured stone, glass, etc. Learn more.
