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- Dictionarymo·sa·ic/mōˈzāik/
noun
- 1. a picture or pattern produced by arranging together small colored pieces of hard material, such as stone, tile, or glass: "the walls and vaults are decorated by marble and mosaic"
- 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"
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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.
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.”
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.
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.
Definition of mosaic noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
mosaic meaning, definition, what is mosaic: a pattern or picture made by fitting tog...: Learn more.
