|  Share | Cite    Pronunciation: (mō-zā'ik), [key] n., adj.,
v., -icked, -ick•ing.  1. a picture or decoration made of small,
usually colored pieces of inlaid stone, glass, etc. 2. the
process of producing such a picture or decoration. 3. something
resembling such a picture or decoration in composition, esp. in
being made up of diverse elements: a mosaic of borrowed ideas.
4. Also called aerial mosaic, photomosaic. an assembly of aerial
photographs matched in such a way as to show a continuous
photographic representation of an area (mosaic map). 5.
Archit.(in an architectural plan) a system of patterns for
differentiating the areas of a building or the like, sometimes
consisting of purely arbitrary patterns used to separate areas
according to function but often consisting of plans of flooring,
reflected ceiling plans, overhead views of furnishings and
equipment, or other items really included in the building or
building plan. 6. Also called mosa'ic disease". Plant Pathol.any
of several diseases of plants, ch