mosaic has definitions from the fields of fine art,photography,physics,computer science,medicine
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[ noun ] (fine art) art consisting of a design made of small pieces of colored stone or glass

Used in print

(Robert L. Duncan, The Voice of Strangers....)

Putting the pieces of this mosaic together , Rector had the vague outlines of a biography .

Related terms

art tessera

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[ noun ] a pattern resembling a mosaic

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form

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[ adjective ] of or relating to Moses or the laws and writings attributed to him

Examples

"Mosaic Law"

Related terms

Moses

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[ noun ] (computer science) a freeware browser

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browser

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[ noun ] (medicine) viral disease in solanaceous plants (tomatoes; potatoes; tobacco) resulting in mottling and often shriveling of the leaves
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[ adjective ] decorated with small pieces of colored glass or stone fitted together

Synonyms

tessellated

Examples

"a mosaic floor" "a tessellated pavement"

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adorned

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[ noun ] (physics) transducer formed by the light-sensitive surface on a television camera tube
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[ noun ] (photography) assembly of aerial photographs forming a composite picture

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photograph

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