Chimera vs. Mosaic

(Greek mythology) Chimera (a flame-spewing monster often represented as having two heads, one of a goat and the other of a lion; the body of a goat; and a serpent as a tail).

(mythology) Any fantastic creature with parts from different animals.

Anything composed of very disparate parts.

A foolish, incongruous, or vain thought or product of the imagination.

(architecture) A grotesque like a gargoyle, but without a spout for rainwater.

(genetics) An organism with genetically distinct cells originating from two or more zygotes.

Usually chimaera: a cartilaginous marine fish in the subclass Holocephali and especially the order Chimaeriformes, with a blunt snout, long tail, and a spine before the first dorsal fin.

A monster represented as vomiting flames, and as having the head of a lion, the body of a goat, and the tail of a dragon.

A vain, foolish, or incongruous fancy, or creature of the imagination; as, the chimera of an author.

(Greek mythology) fire-breathing she-monster with a lion's head and a goat's body and a serpent's tail; daughter of Typhon

a grotesque product of the imagination

A piece of artwork created by placing colored squares (usually tiles) in a pattern so as to create a picture.

(genetics) An individual composed of two or more cell lines of different genetic or chromosomal constitution, but from the same zygote.

(plant disease) Any of several viral diseases that cause mosaic-like patterns to appear on leaves.

A composite picture made from overlapping photographs.

(of an individual) Containing cells of varying genetic constitution.

A surface decoration made by inlaying in patterns small pieces of variously colored glass, stone, or other material; - called also mosaic work.

A picture or design made in mosaic; an article decorated in mosaic.

Something resembling a mosaic{1}; something made up of different pieces, fitted together by design to form a unified composition.

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.

Example: ‘A very beautiful mosaic pavement.’;

Of or pertaining to Moses, the leader of the Israelites, or established through his agency; as, the Mosaic law, rites, or institutions.

art consisting of a design made of small pieces of colored stone or glass

viral disease in solanaceous plants (tomatoes, potatoes, tobacco) resulting in mottling and often shriveling of the leaves

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a pattern resembling a mosaic

transducer formed by the light-sensitive surface on a television camera tube

assembly of aerial photographs forming a composite picture

of or relating to Moses or the laws and writings attributed to him;

Example: ‘Mosaic Law’;

decorated with small pieces of colored glass or stone fitted together;

Example: ‘a mosaic floor’; ‘a tessellated pavement’;

a picture or pattern produced by arranging together small pieces of stone, tile, glass, etc.

Example: ‘the walls and vaults are decorated by marble and mosaic’; ‘mosaics on the interior depict scenes from the Old Testament’;

a colourful and variegated pattern

Example: ‘the bird's plumage was a mosaic of slate-grey, blue, and brown’;

a combination of diverse elements forming a more or less coherent whole

Example: ‘a cultural mosaic’;

an arrangement of photosensitive elements in a television camera.

an individual (especially an animal) composed of cells of two genetically different types.

a virus disease that results in leaf variegation in tobacco, maize, sugar cane, and other plants.

decorate with a mosaic

Example: ‘he mosaicked the walls, ceilings, and floors’;

combine (distinct or disparate elements) to form a picture or pattern

Example: ‘the digital data were combined, or mosaicked, to delineate counties’;

of or associated with Moses.

A mosaic is a pattern or image made of small regular or irregular pieces of colored stone, glass or ceramic, held in place by plaster/mortar, and covering a surface. Mosaics are often used as floor and wall decoration, and were particularly popular in the Ancient Roman world.