7 November 2017
mosaic
[moh-zey-ik]
noun
1. a picture or decoration made of small, usually colored pieces of inlaid stone, glass, etc.
2. the process of producing such a picture or decoration.
3. something resembling such a picture or decoration in composition, especially in being made up of diverse elements:
a mosaic of borrowed ideas.
4. Also called aerial mosaic, photomosaic. Surveying. an assembly of aerial photographs matched in such a way as to show a continuous photographic representation of an area (mosaic map)
5. Architecture. (in an architectural plan) a system of patterns for differentiating the areas of a building or the like, sometimes consisting of purely arbitrary patterns used to separate areas according to function but often consisting of plans of flooring, reflected ceiling plans, overhead views of furnishings and equipment, or other items really included in the building or building plan.
6. Also called mosaic disease. Plant Pathology. any of several diseases of plants, characterized by mottled green or green and yellow areas on the leaves, caused by certain viruses.
7. Biology. an organism exhibiting mosaicism.
8. Television. a light-sensitive surface in a television camera tube, consisting of a thin mica sheet coated on one side with a large number of small globules of silver and cesium insulated from each other. The image to be televised is focused on this surface and the resulting charges on the globules are scanned by an electron beam.
adjective
9. pertaining to, resembling, or used for making a mosaic or mosaic work:
a mosaic tile.
10. composed of a combination of diverse elements.
verb (used with object), mosaicked, mosaicking.
11. to make a mosaic of or from.
12. to decorate with mosaic.
Origin of mosaic
Middle English, Middle French, Medieval Latin, Italian
1350-1400; Middle English < Middle French mosaïque < Italian mosaico < Medieval Latin musaicum, re-formation of Late Latin musīvum (opus), Latin musēum, musaeum mosaic work (quantity of u uncertain), of obscure origin; variants may show an assumed relationship with Greek mouseîon shrine of the Muses, museum, by analogy with archī(v)um (see archive ), though classical Gk word is not attested in sense “mosaic”
Related forms
mosaically, adverb
premosaic, adjective
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Examples from the Web for mosaic
Contemporary Examples
The Lennon Wall in Admiralty is a mosaic of Post-It notes, each square a scribbled wish.
The Monuments Men of Occupy Hong Kong
Brendon Hong
December 3, 2014
The mosaic too looks to her eyes more like a work of the 1st than the 4th century B.C.
Amphipolis Tomb Yields Amazing Finds But Mysteries Linger
James Romm
October 16, 2014
The result is a mosaic of spectra, covering up to 60 different regions.
SAMI Is Like Google Earth for the Universe
Matthew R. Francis
July 26, 2014
This is what has created the mosaic of plots that we know today, and that was pretty much already in place a thousand years ago.
The Next UNESCO World Heritage Site: Burgundy’s Pinot Noir Country?
Jordan Salcito
May 30, 2014
Today’s quote
The dynamic of revolutionary events is directly determined by swift, intense, and passionate changes in the psychology of classes which have already formed themselves before the revolution.
– Leon Trotsky
On this day
7 November 1879 – birth of Leon Trotsky (Lev Davidovich Bronshtein). Russian Marxist revolutionary, Soviet politician, founder and first leader of the Red Army. Major figure in the Bolshevik victory during the Russian Civil War. After the Russian Revolution Trotsky became the People’s Commissar for Foreign Affairs. He was opposed to Joseph Stalin. He was expelled from the Communist Party in November 1927 and deported from the Soviet Union in 1929. Trotsky relocated to Mexico where he continued his opposition to Stalin. Trotsky was assassinated by ice-pick wielding Rámon Mercader in Mexico on the orders of Stalin. Trotskyism is a form of Marxism which is based on Trotsky’s ideas and opposed to Stalinism. Died 21 August 1940.
7 – 8 November 1917 – October Revolution. Part of the Russian Revolution which commenced with the February Revolution (8-12 March 1917) and which overthrew the Russian Provisional Government and replaced it with the Soviet government. (This date is from the New Style Gregorian calendar and corresponds with 25 October 1917 under the Old Style Julian calendar).
7 November 1956 – Suez Canal Crisis. Egyptian President Nasser announces that he will nationalise the Suez Canal Company and in the interim, freezes their assets. In response, France, Britain and Israel attack Egypt, including the bombing Cairo. They had attacked in order to gain control of the Suez Canal and to remove Nasser from power. The United Nations issued a resolution requiring France, Britain and Israel to withdraw. The United States and the Soviet Union backed the U.N. resolution and the three antagonists were forced to withdraw.
7 November 2000 – George W. Bush wins the most controversial U.S. presidential election in history. Because of the closeness of the election results in Florida, a number of actions were taken in the U.S. Supreme Court. Before recounting could close, the Supreme Court declared George W. Bush the victor, with a majority of between 500 and 2,000 votes, even though it was revealed that George W. Bush’s brother, Florida Governor Jeb Bush removed 58,000 names from the electoral role (based on ethnicity and who were likely to vote Democrat).
7 November 2016 – death of Leonard Cohen, Canadian singer-songwriter, whose biggest hit was his 1984 song ‘Hallelujah‘, which has since been covered by dozens of other singers. In 2004, Cohen discovered his manager had misappropriated around $5 million from him. Although Cohen sued her and was awarded $9 million, she refused to pay up. Cohen was forced to return to work and embarked on a number of worldwide tours as well as released a book of poetry and a number of albums, including ‘Old Ideas‘, ‘Popular Problems‘ and his 13th and last album, ‘You Want It Darker‘, which was released three weeks before his death. Born 21 September 1934.
