photomosaicn.
/ˌfəʊtəʊmə(ʊ)ˈzeɪɪk/, U.S. /ˈˌfoʊdoʊˌmoʊˈzeɪɪk/ A composite photograph or image, esp. one made up of a number of separate images; (originally and frequently) a composite photograph created from aerial or satellite photographs of adjoining geographical features or areas. Cf. mosaic n. 3f.
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aerial shot1920
photomosaic1920
vertical1925
pinpoint1943
orthophotograph1955
orthophoto1965
1920 Geogr. Jrnl. 55 351 Some work was done in the production of photo-mosaics of selected areas.
1947 Geogr. Rev. 37 125 One could see on the facing wall of the next room a photomosaic of the Araya and Paria Peninsulas and the Isla de Margarita.
1962 Times 17 May 10/3 The leading aircraft, navigating on a photo-mosaic.
1977 Time 17 Oct. 45/1 Among the pictures released by NASA: a photomosaic of the planet's north pole, showing a concentric pattern of striations in the ice cap.
1992 S. S. Hall Mapping Next Millennium (1993) i. 49 (caption) This photomosaic of Neptune's moon Triton shows the south polar cap.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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