mosaic
English
/məʊˈzeɪk/, /moʊˈzeɪ.ɪk/
noun
Definitions
- A piece of artwork created by placing colored squares (usually tiles) in a pattern so as to create a picture.
- (genetics) An individual composed of two or more cell lines of different genetic or chromosomal constitution, but from the same zygote.
- (plant disease) Any of several viral diseases that cause mosaic-like patterns to appear on leaves.
- A composite picture made from overlapping photographs.
Etymology
Derived from Middle French mosaïque derived from Italian mosaico derived from Latin musaicum, musivum (opus), musivum, museum derived from Ancient Greek Μουσεῖον (a shrine of the Muses, seat of the Muses).
Origin
Ancient Greek
Μουσεῖον
Gloss
a shrine of the Muses, seat of the Muses
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Mosaic English
- culture English
- demosaic English
- micromosaic English
- mosaical English
- mosaically English
- mosaicism English
- mosaicist English
- mosaicity English
- mosaicked English
- mosaiclike English
- mosaicplasty English
- mosaiculture English
- nanomosaic English
- nonmosaic English
- orthomosaic English
- orthophotomosaic English
- photo English
- photomosaic English
- museo Finnish
- Mosaicus Latin
- musaicum Latin
- museum Latin
- musivum (opus), musivum Latin
- mūsēum Latin
- Mosaik German
- mosaicato Italian
- mosaicista Italian
- mosaico Italian
- mozaïek Dutch, Flemish
- museum Dutch, Flemish
- mosaïque French
- muséum French
- мозаика Russian
- museo Spanish, Castilian
- Μουσεῖον Ancient Greek
- Μοῦσᾰ Ancient Greek
- museum Swedish
- musique Old French
- mosaïque Middle French
- 馬賽克 Chinese