[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

mosaic \mosa"ic\, n. f. mosa"ique; cf. pr. mozaic, musec,
   sp.  pg. mosaico, it. mosaico, musaico, lgr. ?, ?, l.
   musivum; all fr. gr. ? belonging to the muses. see muse the
   goddess.
   1. fine arts a surface decoration made by inlaying in
      patterns small pieces of variously colored glass, stone,
      or other material; -- called also mosaic work.
      1913 webster

   2. a picture or design made in mosaic; an article decorated
      in mosaic.
      1913 webster

   3. something resembling a mosaic1; something made up of
      different pieces, fitted together by design to form a
      unified composition.
      pjc

   aerial mosaic an aerial photograph of a large area, made by
      carefully fitting together aerial photographs of smaller
      areas so that the edges match in location, and the whole
      provides a continuous image of the larger area. called
      also

   mosaic map and photomosaic.

   mosaic virus a type of plant virus that causes green and
      yellow mottling of leaves of a plant. a much-studied type
      is the tobacco mosaic virus, affecting the tobacco
      plant.
      pjc
see also:
muse mosaic work aerial mosaic mosaic map photomosaic mosaic virus 
tobacco mosaic virus 

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