| 单词 | mosaic |
| 释义 | Word Frequency mosaic(məˈzeɪɪk) noun 1. a design or decoration made up of small pieces of coloured glass, stone, etc 2. the process of making a mosaic 3. a. a mottled yellowing that occurs in the leaves of plants affected with any of various virus diseases b. Also called: mosaic disease any of the diseases, such as tobacco mosaic, that produce this discoloration 4. genetics another name for chimera (sense 4) 5. an assembly of aerial photographs forming a composite picture of a large area on the ground 6. a light-sensitive surface on a television camera tube, consisting of a large number of granules of photoemissive material deposited on an insulating medium Derived forms mosaicist (məˈzeɪɪsɪst) noun Word origin C16: via French and Italian from Medieval Latin mōsaicus, from Late Greek mouseion mosaic work, from Greek mouseios of the Muses, from mousa MuseWord Frequency Mosaic(məʊˈzeɪɪk) or Mosaical adjective of or relating to Moses or the laws and traditions ascribed to him |
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