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arial mosaic

arial mosaic

8.8
A large image that shows a wide area by joining many photos taken from the air
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : mosaico aéreo
  • Creating an arial mosaic requires careful alignment of overlapping photographs.

Examples

  • We used an arial mosaic to analyze changes in land use over the last decade.

  • The engineer studied the arial mosaic to plan the construction of the new highway.

  • The arial mosaic of the city was breathtaking.

  • Have you seen the new arial mosaic displayed at the gallery?

  • The engineer studied the arial mosaic to plan the construction of the new highway.

  • We used an arial mosaic to analyze changes in land use over the last decade.

  • Creating an arial mosaic requires careful alignment of overlapping photographs.

Synonyms

panorama
vsarial mosaic
4 4.5

A long picture that shows a wide continuous view

focuses on joining multiple photos taken from above into one continuous area picture
mosaic
vsarial mosaic
  • Specialized
2 7.0

A set of aerial photos joined to make one large map image

is the general composite for wide areas not limited to technical mapping
photomosaic
vsarial mosaic
8.1

A large picture made from many small photos

uses photos taken from above to form a continuous large-area image

How Detailed

arial mosaic
  • Specialized
8.8
aerial photography
  • Specialized
3 3.8

Surface Forms

arial mosaic singular
arial mosaics plural

Morphology

arial + mosaic

The meaning is directly derivable from the parts: an adjective meaning ‘relating to the air/airborne photography’ (aerial) plus ‘mosaic’ (a composite picture), so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would infer it is a composite made from aerial photographs. The input shows 'arial' as a likely misspelling of 'aerial', but this orthographic issue does not change the clear compositionality of the phrase.

Etymology

Arial mosaic comes from taking many photos from a plane and joining them like tiles to make one big picture. The first part, arial, points to photos from the air and the second part, mosaic, shows the small pieces joining, so it means 'a large picture made from many air photos'.