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mosaic
mosaic , art of arranging colored pieces of marble, glass, tile, wood, or other material to produce a surface ornament.
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"mosaic." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "mosaic." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-mosaic.html "mosaic." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-mosaic.html |
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mo·sa·ic / mōˈzā-ik/ • n. 1. a picture or pattern produced by arranging together small colored pieces of hard material, such as stone, tile, or glass: the mosaic shows the baptism of Christ | [as adj.] a mosaic floor. ∎ decorative work of this kind: the walls and vaults are decorated by marble and mosaic. ∎ a colorful and variegated pattern: the bird's plumage was a mosaic of slate-gray, blue, and brown. ∎ a combination of diverse elements forming a more or less coherent whole: an incompetently constructed mosaic of competing interests. ∎ an arrangement of photosensitive elements in a television camera. 2. Biol. an individual (esp. an animal) composed of cells of two genetically different types. 3. (also mosaic disease) a viral disease that results in leaf variegation in tobacco, corn, sugar cane, and other plants. • v. (-sa·icked, -sa·ick·ing) [tr.] decorate with a mosaic: [as adj.] (mosaicked) the mosaicked swimming pool. ∎ combine (distinct or disparate elements) to form a picture or pattern: the digital data were combined, or mosaicked, to delineate counties. DERIVATIVES: mo·sa·i·cist / mōˈzāəsist/ n. |
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"mosaic." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "mosaic." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-mosaic005.html "mosaic." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-mosaic005.html |
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mosaic Technique of surface decoration using small pieces of coloured material set tightly together in an adhesive to form patterns or pictures. The technique was employed for floor and wall decorations in ancient Mesopotamia and Greece. Roman mosaics commonly featured a central design or a portrait, surrounded by a decorative geometric border. The art developed rapidly in early Christian times especially during the 4th–6th centuries and continues to be used for floors, church interiors, and wall decorations.
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"mosaic." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "mosaic." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-mosaic.html "mosaic." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-mosaic.html |
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Mosaic One of the first BROWSERS. It was developed at the NATIONAL CENTER FOR SUPERCOMPUTING APPLICATIONS. It is historically important because it was the first browser with a common interface that was available for a number of PLATFORMS. It has been superseded by other browsers including NETSCAPE NAVIGATOR and INTERNET EXPLORER, both of which can trace their ancestry back to Mosaic.
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DARREL INCE. "Mosaic." A Dictionary of the Internet. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. DARREL INCE. "Mosaic." A Dictionary of the Internet. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O12-Mosaic.html DARREL INCE. "Mosaic." A Dictionary of the Internet. 2001. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O12-Mosaic.html |
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MOSAICMosaic was the first popular graphical World Wide Web browser. It was released on the Internet in early 1993 by the National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Mosaic is distinguished from other early web browsers by its ease of use and the addition of inline image to web documents. |
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"Mosaic." Computer Sciences. 2002. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Mosaic." Computer Sciences. 2002. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3401200147.html "Mosaic." Computer Sciences. 2002. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3401200147.html |
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mosaic
1. An organism made up of cells that have different genotypes but have developed from the same zygote. See also chimaera; gynandromorph. 2. A viral disease in plants that causes yellow patches to develop on the leaves, giving these a variegated appearance (see variegation). An example is tobacco mosaic, caused by tobacco mosaic virus. |
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"mosaic." A Dictionary of Biology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "mosaic." A Dictionary of Biology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O6-mosaic.html "mosaic." A Dictionary of Biology. 2004. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O6-mosaic.html |
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mosaic. Patterned surface on floors, vaults, walls, etc., consisting of regular squares (tesserae) of glass, stone, pottery, marble, etc., embedded in a cement or plaster matrix.
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JAMES STEVENS CURL. "mosaic." A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JAMES STEVENS CURL. "mosaic." A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O1-mosaic.html JAMES STEVENS CURL. "mosaic." A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. 2000. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O1-mosaic.html |
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mosaic A general term for a virus disease of plants in which the symptoms include the appearance of angular areas of yellow colour on the leaves, forming a mosaic pattern.
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MICHAEL ALLABY. "mosaic." A Dictionary of Ecology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MICHAEL ALLABY. "mosaic." A Dictionary of Ecology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O14-mosaic.html MICHAEL ALLABY. "mosaic." A Dictionary of Ecology. 2004. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O14-mosaic.html |
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mosaic A general term for a virus disease of plants in which the symptoms include the appearance of angular areas of yellow colour on the leaves, forming a mosaic pattern.
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MICHAEL ALLABY. "mosaic." A Dictionary of Plant Sciences. 1998. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MICHAEL ALLABY. "mosaic." A Dictionary of Plant Sciences. 1998. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O7-mosaic.html MICHAEL ALLABY. "mosaic." A Dictionary of Plant Sciences. 1998. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O7-mosaic.html |
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mosaic n. an assembly of overlapping photographs that have been matched to form a continuous photographic representation of a portion of the surface of the earth.
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"mosaic." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "mosaic." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-mosaic.html "mosaic." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-mosaic.html |
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Mosaic A utility that allows a user at a networked workstation to access information on the World Wide Web. See also Cello.
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JOHN DAINTITH. "Mosaic." A Dictionary of Computing. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN DAINTITH. "Mosaic." A Dictionary of Computing. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O11-Mosaic.html JOHN DAINTITH. "Mosaic." A Dictionary of Computing. 2004. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O11-Mosaic.html |
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T. F. HOAD. "Mosaic." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "Mosaic." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-Mosaic.html T. F. HOAD. "Mosaic." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-Mosaic.html |
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mosaic XVI. — F. mosaïque — It. † mosaico, musaico — medL. mōsaicus, mūsaicus, obscurely f. late Gr. mouseîon, mousíon mosaic work (cf. MUSEUM).
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T. F. HOAD. "mosaic." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "mosaic." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-mosaic.html T. F. HOAD. "mosaic." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-mosaic.html |
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Mo·sa·ic / mōˈzā-ik/ • adj. of or associated with Moses. |
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"Mosaic." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Mosaic." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-mosaic.html "Mosaic." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-mosaic.html |
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mosaic •artic, brick, chick, click, crick, dick, flick, hand-pick, hic, hick, kick, lick, mick, miskick, nick, pic, pick, prick, quick, rick, shtick, sic, sick, slick, snick, spic, stick, thick, tic, tick, trick, Vic, wick
•alcaic, algebraic, Aramaic, archaic, choleraic, Cyrenaic, deltaic, formulaic, Hebraic, Judaic, Mishnaic, Mithraic, mosaic, Pharisaic, prosaic, Ptolemaic, Romaic, spondaic, stanzaic, trochaic
•logorrhoeic (US logorrheic), mythopoeic, onomatopoeic
•echoic, heroic, Mesozoic, Palaeozoic (US Paleozoic), Stoic
•Bewick
•disyllabic, monosyllabic, polysyllabic, syllabic
•choriambic, dithyrambic, iambic
•alembic
•amoebic (US amebic)
•aerobic, agoraphobic, claustrophobic, homophobic, hydrophobic, phobic, technophobic, xenophobic
•cherubic, cubic, pubic
•Arabic, Mozarabic
•acerbic • apparatchik • dabchick
•peachick
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"mosaic." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "mosaic." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-mosaic.html "mosaic." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-mosaic.html |
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