| 单词 | mosaic |
| 释义 | mosaic n. & v. --n 1. a a picture or pattern produced by an arrangement of small variously coloured pieces of glass or stone etc. b work of this kind as an art form. 2. a diversified thing. 3. an arrangement of photosensitive elements in a television camera. 4. Biol. a chimera. 5. (in full mosaic disease) a virus disease causing leaf-mottling in plants, esp. tobacco, maize, and sugar cane. 6. (attrib.) a of or like a mosaic. b diversified. --vtr. (mosaicked, mosaicking) 1. adorn with mosaics. 2. combine into or as into a mosaic. Phrases and idioms mosaic gold 1. tin disulphide. 2. an alloy of copper and zinc used in cheap jewellery etc. Derivatives mosaicist n. Etymology: ME f. F mosa{iuml}que f. It. mosaico f. med.L mosaicus, musaicus f. Gk mous(e)ion mosaic work f. mousa MUSE(1) |
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