Mosaic - English meaning

Mosaic – definitions in English dictionary

noun
A picture or pattern produced by arranging together small pieces of stone, tile, glass, etc.
Usage examples:
Mosaics on the interior depict scenes from the old testament
noun
An individual (especially an animal) composed of cells of two genetically different types.
Usage examples:
For example, some people are mosaics: different cells in their body have different chromosomes.
noun
A virus disease that results in leaf variegation in tobacco, maize, sugar cane, and other plants.
Usage examples:
On the right is a micrograph of the virus that causes tobacco mosaic disease in tobacco plants.

verb
Decorate with a mosaic.
Usage examples:
He mosaicked the walls, ceilings, and floors

adjective
Denoting an individual composed of cells of two genetically different types.
Usage examples:
Three alleles were chosen for the generation of mosaic clones on the basis of availability of cytol…

adjective
Of or associated with moses.
Usage examples:
In the old testament, it was part of the mosaic code that an israelite could not be indicted and co…

noun
A pattern or picture of many small pieces of colored stone or glass
Usage examples:
A mosaic floor

Mosaic translation into English

Mosaic: translate from English into Chinese

马赛克, 镶嵌, 马塞克, 花叶病, 拼花工艺, 拼花的

Mosaic: translate from English into Dutch

Mozaïek-, Mozaïek, Potpourri

Mosaic: translate from English into French

Mosaïque, En mosaïque

Mosaic: translate from English into German

Mosaik-, Mosaik, Mosaisch

Mosaic: translate from English into Hindi

मौज़ेक, मोज़ेक, पच्चीकारी, मौज़ेक के रूप का, कुट्टिभचित्र

Mosaic: translate from English into Italian

Mosaico, Musivo

Mosaic: translate from English into Korean

모자이크, 모자이크의, 모자이크식의, 모세의, 모자이크로 장식하다

Mosaic: translate from English into Russian

Мозаика, Мозаичный, Выкладывать мозаикой, Делать мозаичную работу

Mosaic: translate from English into Spanish

Mosaico, Hacer el mosaico

Word origin

mid 17th century: from French mosaïque or modern Latin Mosaicus .

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Mosaic – similar words

mosaicism

noun
The property or state of being composed of cells of two genetically different types.
Usage examples:
High rates of structural instability have in fact been reported for palindromic transgenes in mice,…

Mosaicism - all meanings in English