Meaning of Mosaic | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A piece of artwork created by placing colored squares (usually tiles) in a pattern so as to create a picture.
   countable, uncountable
2. Pixelization. (a method of censorship)
   countable, uncountable
3. An individual composed of two or more cell lines of different genetic or chromosomal constitution, but from the same zygote.
   countable, uncountable
4. Any of several viral diseases that cause mosaic-like patterns to appear on leaves.
   countable, uncountable
5. A composite picture made from overlapping photographs.
   countable, uncountable
6. Any composite structure made from diverse elements.
   countable, figuratively, uncountable

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Examples

“Using censorship's ability to enhance laughter, modern comedy uses a full array of censorship tools: strategically placed censors' black bars ... digitalized mosaic blurs or pixilations^([sic]) that obscure body parts, crude gestures, and the like ...”

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