mosaic

1. n. A surface decoration made by inlaying in patterns small pieces of variously colored glass, stone, or other material; -- called also mosaic work. Source: opted

2. n. A picture or design made in mosaic; an article decorated in mosaic. Source: opted

3. a. Of or pertaining to the style of work called mosaic; formed by uniting pieces of different colors; variegated; tessellated; also, composed of various materials or ingredients. Source: opted

4. a. Of or pertaining to Moses, the leader of the Israelites, or established through his agency; as, the Mosaic law, rites, or institutions. Source: opted

5. adj. of or relating to Moses or the laws and writings attributed to him Source: wordnet

6. n. art consisting of a design made of small pieces of colored stone or glass Source: wordnet

7. n. viral disease in solanaceous plants (tomatoes, potatoes, tobacco) resulting in mottling and often shriveling of the leaves Source: wordnet

8. n. a pattern resembling a mosaic Source: wordnet

9. n. transducer formed by the light-sensitive surface on a television camera tube Source: wordnet

10. n. arrangement of aerial photographs forming a composite picture Source: wordnet

11. 1. (Fine Arts) A surface decoration made by inlaying in patterns small pieces of variously colored glass, stone, or other material; -- called also mosaic work. 2. A picture or design made in mosaic; an article decorated in mosaic. Of or pertaining to the style of work called mosaic; formed by uniting pieces of different colors; variegated; tessellated; also, composed of various materials or ingredients. A very beautiful mosaic pavement. Addison. Florentine mosaic. See under Florentine. -- Mosaic gold. (a) See Ormolu. -- (b) Stannic sulphide, SnS2, obtained as a yellow scaly crystalline powder, and used as a pigment in bronzing and gilding wood and metal work. It was called by the alchemists aurum musivum, or aurum mosaicum. Called also bronze powder. -- Mosaic work. See Mosaic, n. Of or pertaining to Moses, the leader of the Israelites, or established through his agency; as, the Mosaic law, rites, or institutions. Source: webster

12. A surface decoration made by inlaying in patterns small piecesof variously colored glass, stone, or other material; -- called alsomosaic work. Source: adambom

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