Look up: Mosaic

1. Mosaic
   (World-Wide Web, tool) NCSA's browser (client) for the World-Wide Web. Mosaic has been described as 'the killer application of the 1990s' because it was the first program to provide a slick multimedia graphical user interface to the Internet's burgeoning wealth of distributed information services (f...
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2. mosaic
   A decoration created by setting small pieces of glass, stone, or marble in a matrix- often concrete. Wall mosaics were most prevelent in the Early Christian and Byzantine periods, during which they were a very important form of wall decoration.
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3. Mosaic
   A non-proprietary software tool using hypertext links to navigate and retrieve data from the Internet -- developed by the National Center for Supercomputing Activities.
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4. mosaic
   A common symptom induced in leaves by many plant virus infections in which there is a pattern of dark green, light green and sometimes chlorotic areas. This pattern is often associated with the distribution of veins in the leaf. In monocotyledonous leaves it shows as stripes.
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5. Mosaic
   Symptom of certain viral diseases of plants characterised by intermingled patches of normal and light green or yellowish colour.
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6. Mosaic
   A pattern made from coloured pieces of stones and pottery.
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7. mosaic
   [adj] - of or relating to Moses or the laws and writings attributed to him 2. [adj] - decorated with small pieces of colored glass or stone fitted together 3. [n] - viral disease in solanaceous plants (tomatoes 4. [n] - a freeware browser 5. [n] - a pattern resembling a mosaic...
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8. mosaic
   floor composed of pieces of coloured tesserae to form geometric or figured designs
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9. Mosaic
   Technique in scrapbooking where you cut photos, paper, etc. into small shapes and then piece them together to create a mosaic look.
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10. Mosaic
    Early public-domain Web browser, developed at the National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA).
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11. Mosaic
    a PC browser for the Web
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12. mosaic
    Design or picture, usually for a floor or wall, produced by setting small pieces (tesserae) of marble, glass, or other materials in a cement ground. The ancient Greeks were the first to use...
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13. mosaic
    The term was originally used to described a design, which decorated the walls and vaults of natural or artificial grottoes, which were considered the most important elements of Roman gardens from the first century BC. These gardens, which were dedicated to the Muses, were called musaea, hence the work was called opus musivum, which in abridged form…
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14. Mosaic
    A mosaic is small pieces of material (often tiles) laid together to form a pattern or picture. Commonly seen in interior design as mosaic flooring.
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15. Mosaic
    A technique of using small coloured tiles to create pictures and patterns (either religious, symbolic or for entertainment) on a large scale. This would take a long time to make - so only high status buildings, monasteries, villas and churches have them. They were popular in the Roman period and in the Post-Medieval Oxford Movement churches.
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16. Mosaic
    Mosaic: An individual or tissue containing two or more types of genetically different cells. All females are mosaics because of X-chromosome inactivation (lyonization). Mosaic patterns can affect how genetic disorders are expressed. For example, about 5 percent of people with Down's syndrome have a ...
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17. Mosaic
    a virus disease of vines Category: agriculture, fisheries, forestry - food processing industries • in a camera tube:an assembly of mutually-insulated electron-emissive particles which serve to convert the optical image into an electron image Category: News-systems and communications
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18. Mosaic
    A picture or design made of tiny pieces (called tesserae) of coloured stone, glass, or tile set into a surface of plaster or concrete. It is used to decorate walls, ceilings, vaults, or floors.
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19. Mosaic
    Mo·sa'ic noun [ French mosaïque ; confer Pr. mozaic , musec , Spanish & Portuguese mosaico , Italian mosaico , musaico , LGr. ..., ..., Latin musivum ; all from Greek ... belonging to the Muses. See <...
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20. Mosaic
    Mo·sa'ic adjective Of or pertaining to the style of work called mosaic; formed by uniting pieces of different colors; variegated; tessellated; also, composed of various materials or ingredients. « A very beautiful mosaic pavement.»
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21. Mosaic
    Mo·sa'ic adjective [ From Moses .] Of or pertaining to Moses, the leader of the Israelites, or established through his agency; as, the Mosaic law, rites, or institutions.
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22. mosaic
    <genetics> Descriptive of an organism that consists of two or more genetically distinct cell lines. ... (14 Nov 1997) ...
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23. mosaic
    tessellated adjective decorated with small pieces of colored glass or stone fitted together; `a mosaic floor`; `a tessellated pavement`
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24. Mosaic
    adjective of or relating to Moses or the laws and writings attributed to him; `Mosaic Law`
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25. mosaic
    noun art consisting of a design made of small pieces of colored stone or glass
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