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MOSAIC: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for MOSAIC?

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Mosaic as a Noun
Definitions of "Mosaic" as a noun
Synonyms of "Mosaic" as a noun (23 Words)
Usage Examples of "Mosaic" as a noun
Associations of "Mosaic" (30 Words)

The synonyms of “Mosaic” are: arial mosaic, photomosaic, mixture, blend, medley, melange, miscellany, pot-pourri, patchwork, mix, compound, composite, collection, motley collection, assortment, conglomeration, hotchpotch, hodgepodge, jumble, ragbag, mishmash, farrago, hash

Mosaic as a Noun

Definitions of "Mosaic" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “mosaic” as a noun can have the following definitions:

Transducer formed by the light-sensitive surface on a television camera tube.
An arrangement of photosensitive elements in a television camera.
A virus disease that results in leaf variegation in tobacco, maize, sugar cane, and other plants.
An individual (especially an animal) composed of cells of two genetically different types.
A freeware browser.
A combination of diverse elements forming a more or less coherent whole.
Arrangement of aerial photographs forming a composite picture.
A pattern resembling a mosaic.
Art consisting of a design made of small pieces of colored stone or glass.
A colourful and variegated pattern.
A picture or pattern produced by arranging together small pieces of stone, tile, glass, etc.
Viral disease in solanaceous plants (tomatoes, potatoes, tobacco) resulting in mottling and often shriveling of the leaves.

Synonyms of "Mosaic" as a noun (23 Words)

arial mosaic	Arrangement of aerial photographs forming a composite picture.
assortment	A miscellaneous collection of things or people. A great assortment* of cars was on display.*
blend	The act of blending components together thoroughly. Nearly all Scotch whiskies are blends.
collection	A sum of money raised during a church or charity collection. Withdrawal of the Sunday collections.
composite	A composite constructional material. The next decade may well see the introduction of more designer polymers and composites.
compound	A thing that is composed of two or more separate elements; a mixture. The air smelled like a compound* of diesel and petrol fumes.*
conglomeration	A number of different things, parts or items that are grouped together; collection. A loose conglomeration* of pieces.*
farrago	A motley assortment of things. A farrago* of fact and myth about Abraham Lincoln.*
hash	A mixture of jumbled incongruous things; a mess. A hash* of raw tomatoes chillies and coriander.*
hodgepodge	A motley assortment of things. Rob s living room was a hodgepodge* of modern furniture and antiques.*
hotchpotch	A confused mixture. A hotchpotch* of uncoordinated services.*
jumble	Articles collected for a jumble sale. We are collecting jumble* for charity.*
medley	A musical composition consisting of a series of songs or other musical pieces from various sources. The junior 4×50 m medley* relay.*
melange	A motley assortment of things. A melange* of tender vegetables and herbs.*
miscellany	A group or collection of different items; a mixture. A miscellany* of houses.*
mishmash	A motley assortment of things. A mishmash* of outmoded ideas.*
mix	A version of a recording in which the component tracks are mixed in a different way from the original. A group of young women groove in a circle to a DJ mix* of Missy Elliot the Young Gunz and Kelis.*
mixture	An event that combines things in a mixture. A gradual mixture* of cultures.*
motley collection	A garment made of motley (especially a court jester’s costume.
patchwork	A quilt made by sewing patches of different materials together. A patchwork* of stone walls and green fields.*
photomosaic	Arrangement of aerial photographs forming a composite picture.
pot-pourri	A collection containing a variety of sorts of things.
ragbag	A bag in which scraps of fabric and old clothes are kept for use. A ragbag* of reforms is now being discussed.*

Usage Examples of "Mosaic" as a noun

The walls and vaults are decorated by marble and mosaic.
The bird's plumage was a mosaic of slate-grey, blue, and brown.
Mosaics on the interior depict scenes from the Old Testament.
A cultural mosaic.

Associations of "Mosaic" (30 Words)

art	The products of human creativity works of art collectively. His collection of modern art.
blotch	Cover with blotches. Her face was blotched and swollen with crying.
coloring	The act or process of changing the color of something.
dappled	Marked with spots or rounded patches. The horse s dappled* flank.*
decorated	Provided with something intended to increase its beauty or distinction.
dotted	Marked with or in the form of dots. A dotted* background.*
fleck	Mark or dot with small patches of colour or particles of something. A fleck* of red.*
fresco	The method of painting frescoes used in Roman times and by the great masters of the Italian Renaissance including Giotto Raphael and Michelangelo. Four scenes had been frescoed on the wall.
kiln	A furnace or oven for burning, baking, or drying, especially one for calcining lime or firing pottery.
masterpiece	A piece of work by a craftsman accepted as qualification for membership of a guild as an acknowledged master. A great literary masterpiece.
mild	Humble in spirit or manner suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness. A mild* sedative.*
mottle	A spot or patch forming part of a mottled arrangement. It was not dull grey as distance had suggested but a mottle* of khaki and black and olive green.*
mottled	Having spots or patches of color. A bird with mottled* brown plumage.*
mural	Relating to or resembling a wall. Mural thrombosis.
muralist	A painter of murals.
paint	Make a painting of. She couldn t have been more than fourteen but her face was thickly painted.
painting	A painted picture. You can finish the job of painting* faster with a roller than with a brush.*
patterned	Having patterns (especially colorful patterns. She wore leather trousers and a patterned* shirt.*
slate	A flat plate of slate formerly used for writing on in schools. He slated his talk for 9 AM.
speckle	A small spot or patch of colour. Speckle the wall with tiny yellow spots.
splotch	Blotch or spot. A splotch* of red in a larger area of yellow.*
spot	Mark or become marked with spots. I ll spot* you 300.*
spotted	Having spots or patches (small areas of contrasting color or texture. A black and white spotted* cow.*
streak	Cover a surface with streaks. The theatre is on a winning streak.
striped	Marked or decorated with stripes. A green striped* coat.*
tessellated	Having a checkered or mottled appearance. A tessellated* pavement.*
tile	Cover with tiles. Tile the wall and the floor of the bathroom.
variegated	Marked by variety. Variegated yellow bricks.
vitreous	Having the surface made shiny and nonporous by fusing a vitreous solution to it. Vitreous china.
vitrify	Change into glass or a glass-like substance by applying heat. The option of vitrifying nuclear waste presents problems.