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: a surface decoration made by inlaying small pieces of variously colored material to form pictures or patterns
also
: the process of making it
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: a picture or design made in mosaic
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: something resembling a mosaic
a mosaic of visions and daydreams and memories—
Lawrence Shainberg
Lawrence Shainberg4
: an organism or one of its parts composed of cells of more than one genotype : chimera sense 3
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: any of numerous virus diseases of plants characterized by diffuse light and dark green or yellow and green mottling of the foliage compare tobacco mosaic virus
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: a composite map made of photographs taken by an aircraft or spacecraft
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: the part of a television camera tube consisting of many minute photoelectric particles that convert light to an electric charge
mosaicked; mosaicking
Mo·sa·ic
mō-ˈzā-ik 
: of or relating to Moses or the institutions or writings attributed to him
lived under the Mosaic Law
Examples of mosaic in a Sentence
Noun
a church decorated with old mosaics
a picture done in mosaic
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Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Nov. 2024
Vice President Harris used her outfits to assert her leadership and warded off the mosaic of stereotypes often used against her race and gender.
—Andrea Bossi, Essence, 6 Nov. 2024
Ray Corral, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
The primary bath showcases ceramic-tile flooring in a mosaic pattern designed for the space by Helgerson and inspired by lace embroidery.
—David Foxley, Architectural Digest, 20 Nov. 2024
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Noun
Each image is actually a mosaic of 25 high-resolution shots snapped by the Solar Orbiter mission on March 22, 2023.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Nov. 2024
Vice President Harris used her outfits to assert her leadership and warded off the mosaic of stereotypes often used against her race and gender.
—Andrea Bossi, Essence, 6 Nov. 2024
Adjective
The mosaic industry is often fragmented, with design, manufacturing and installation handled by separate entities, which can lead to a loss of cohesion in the final product.
—Ray Corral, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
The primary bath showcases ceramic-tile flooring in a mosaic pattern designed for the space by Helgerson and inspired by lace embroidery.
—David Foxley, Architectural Digest, 20 Nov. 2024
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“Mosaic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mosaic. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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