Collage vs. Mosaic

Collagenoun

A picture made by sticking other pictures onto a surface.

Collagenoun

A composite object or collection (abstract or concrete) created by the assemblage of various media; especially for a work of art such as text, film, etc..

Collagenoun

(uncountable) The technique of producing a work of art of this kind.

Collageverb

(transitive) To make into a collage.

Collagenoun

any picture made by sticking together pieces of paper or photographs, especially in unusual or surprising ways.

Collagenoun

the technique of producing a work of art that is a collage{1}.

Collagenoun

any composite object, whether abstract or concrete, created by assembling components of varied types.

Collagenoun

a film having scenes of different types or from different locations displayed in rapid succession without transitions.

Collagenoun

a paste-up made by sticking together pieces of paper or photographs to form an artistic image;

Collagenoun

any collection of diverse things;

Collagenoun

a piece of art made by sticking various different materials such as photographs and pieces of paper or fabric on to a backing.

Collagenoun

the art of making collages.

Collagenoun

a collection or combination of various things

Collage

Collage (, from the French: coller, or ) is a technique of art creation, primarily used in the visual arts, but in music too, by which art results from an assemblage of different forms, thus creating a new whole. (Compare with pastiche, which is a together.) A collage may sometimes include magazine and newspaper clippings, ribbons, paint, bits of colored or handmade papers, portions of other artwork or texts, photographs and other found objects, glued to a piece of paper or canvas.

Mosaicnoun

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

Mosaicnoun

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

Mosaicnoun

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

Mosaicnoun

A composite picture made from overlapping photographs.

Mosaicadjective

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

Mosaicnoun

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

Mosaicnoun

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

Mosaicnoun

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

Mosaicadjective

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.

Mosaic

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

Mosaicnoun

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

Mosaicnoun

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

Mosaicnoun

a freeware browser

Mosaicnoun

a pattern resembling a mosaic

Mosaicnoun

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

Mosaicnoun

assembly of aerial photographs forming a composite picture

Mosaicadjective

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

Mosaicadjective

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

Mosaicnoun

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

Mosaicnoun

a colourful and variegated pattern

Mosaicnoun

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

Mosaicnoun

an arrangement of photosensitive elements in a television camera.

Mosaicnoun

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

Mosaicnoun

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

Mosaicverb

decorate with a mosaic

Mosaicverb

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

Mosaicadjective

of or associated with Moses.

Mosaic

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.