Meaning

6 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)A piece of artwork created by placing colored pieces (usually tiles, either regular or irregular in shape) in a pattern so as to create a picture.

    Mosaik

    моза́икаmozáika

    моза́їкаmozájika

  2. (countable, uncountable)Pixelization. (a method of censorship)

  3. (countable, uncountable)An individual composed of two or more cell lines of different genetic or chromosomal constitution, but from the same zygote.

    Mosaik

    моза́икаmozáika

  4. (countable, uncountable)Any of several viral diseases that cause mosaic-like patterns to appear on leaves.

    Mosaikvirus

    моза́икаmozáika

  5. (countable, uncountable)A composite picture made from overlapping photographs.

    Collage

    колла́жkolláž

    arrangement of aerial photographs forming a composite picture

  6. (countable, figuratively, uncountable)Any composite structure made from diverse elements.

Examples

7 sentences
  1. This is a glass mosaic.

    Це скляна мозаїка.

    ruЭто стеклянная мозаика.

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  2. Please ensure the genitals are obscured by a mosaic effect.

    deBitte stellen Sie sicher, dass die Genitalien durch einen Mosaik-Effekt unkenntlich gemacht sind.

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  3. The world of thinking is a mosaic of visions, expressed through language.

    deDie Welt des Denkens ist ein Mosaik von Visionen, ausgedrückt durch Sprache.

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  4. The mosaic depicts a butterfly.

    deDas Mosaik zeigt einen Schmetterling.

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  5. Progress is a mosaic of ideas, contributions and collective efforts, forged with dedication and passion.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
artwork:
Русский
By meaning 2
artwork:
composite picture:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
artwork:
viral disease:
composite picture:

Origin

From Middle French mosaïque, from Italian mosaico, from Medieval Latin musaicum, from Late

From Middle French mosaïque, from Italian mosaico, from Medieval Latin musaicum, from Late Latin musivum (opus), from Latin museum, musaeum, probably from Ancient Greek Μουσεῖον (Mouseîon), shrine of the Muses (Μοῦσα (Moûsa)). Doublet of museum.

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