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Mosaic

/məʊˈzeɪ.ɪk/

A piece of artwork created by placing colored squares (usually tiles) in a pattern so as to create a picture.

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📖 Definitions of "Mosaic"

noun

1
A piece of artwork created by placing colored squares (usually tiles) in a pattern so as to create a picture.
2
An individual composed of two or more cell lines of different genetic or chromosomal constitution, but from the same zygote.
3
Any of several viral diseases that cause mosaic-like patterns to appear on leaves.
4
A composite picture made from overlapping photographs.

adjective

1
(of an individual) Containing cells of varying genetic constitution.

🔄 Synonyms of "Mosaic"

3 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
adorned	Having been decorated or embellished through applied items or alterations (adornments).
decorated	Having had decorations applied; adorned with attractive items.
tessellated	Covered with tiles (pieces that are similarly shaped)

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Mosaic"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
tessellated	Covered with tiles (pieces that are similarly shaped)
decorated	Having had decorations applied; adorned with attractive items.
adorned	Having been decorated or embellished through applied items or alterations (adornments).
tilingnoun	A covering of tiles.
tilenoun	A regularly-shaped slab of clay or other material, affixed to cover or decorate a surface, as in a roof-tile, glazed tile, stove tile, carpet tile, etc.
fabricnoun	A material made of fibers, a textile or cloth.
cruciblenoun	(figuratively) A very difficult and trying experience, that acts as a refining or hardening process.
jigsawnoun	A jigsaw puzzle.
makeupnoun	(countable, uncountable) Cosmetics; colorants and other substances applied to the skin to alter its appearance.
tapestrynoun	A heavy woven cloth, often with decorative pictorial designs, normally hung on walls.
patchworknoun	A work, such as a blanket, composed of many different colors and shapes, sewn together to make an interesting whole.
arraynoun	(programming) Any of various data structures designed to hold multiple elements of the same type; especially, a data structure that holds these elements in adjacent memory locations so that they may be retrieved using numeric indices.
breadthnoun	The extent or measure of how broad or wide something is; width.
diverseverb	Consisting of different elements; various.
hodgepodgenoun	A collection containing a variety of miscellaneous things.
varietynoun	(countable) A collection or number of different things.
diversitynoun	The quality of being diverse or different; a difference or unlikeness.
puzzlenoun	(countable) A thing such as a complicated matter or a problem which is difficult to make sense of or understand; also, a person who is difficult to make sense of or understand; an enigma.
tiles	an American progressive rock band from Detroit, Michigan, United States.
inlaynoun	(also figuratively) To place (pieces of a foreign material) within another material to form a decorative design.