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5.1
To cover a surface with small colored pieces to form a picture
  • verb
  • /moʊˈzeɪɪk/
translation icon : revestir con mosaicos
  • She decided to mosaic the garden path using different stones and glass pieces.

An acerodum is a kind of ancient Roman floor that was painted or mosaic to look like trash or table scraps.

Examples

  • You can mosaic the tabletop with colorful tiles to give it a unique look.

  • An acerodum is a kind of ancient Roman floor that was painted or mosaic to look like trash or table scraps.

  • The artist plans to mosaic the walls of the room with vibrant glass to create a stunning effect.

Synonyms

to tile
vsto mosaic
17 3.0

To cover a surface with flat hard pieces of material

uses many small colored pieces arranged into decorative patterns
to tessellate
vsto mosaic
8.7

To cover a surface with repeated shapes that fit without gaps or overlaps

focuses on making decorative images from small colored pieces rather than perfect repeats

Compounds

Mosaic law
  • Formal
1 9.8

Religious rules God gave to the Israelites through Moses in the first five books of the Bible

A bright pattern of many different parts like tiles or cultures

arial mosaic
  • Specialized
8.8

A large image that shows a wide area by joining many photos taken from the air

mosaic gold
  • Specialized
9.9

A bright yellow powder used to make art and frames look like gold

mosaic culture
  • Canadian
6.5

A society where different cultural groups keep their own traditions

potato mosaic
  • Specialized
7.0

A disease caused by a virus that makes potato leaves show pale and dark patches

tobacco mosaic
  • Specialized
7.1

A disease caused by a virus that makes plant leaves show yellow patches, often in tobacco plants

tobacco mosaic virus
  • Specialized
4.7

A virus that infects tobacco and other plants, making leaves show light and dark patches

How Decorated

to encrust
12 6.7
to mosaic
5.1
to inlay
1 5.9
to decorate
226 1.9
to spot
46 2.2

Surface Forms

mosaic infinitive
mosaiced past
mosaiced past participle
mosaicking present participle
mosaics third person singular

Etymology

Mosaic as a verb comes from the same art word and means to cover something with many small pieces or tiles. To mosaic a wall or table is to make it look like the small-piece picture called a 'mosaic'.