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Mosaic vs Hardstone - What's the difference?

mosaic | hardstone |

As nouns the difference between mosaic and hardstone

is that mosaic is a piece of artwork created by placing colored squares (usually tiles) in a pattern so as to create a picture while hardstone is precious stone or semi-precious stone used to make intaglio, mosaics etc.

As an adjective mosaic

is containing cells of varying genetic constitution.

mosaic

English

Alternative forms

* mosaick (obsolete)

Noun

(en noun)
  • 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.
  • (botany) A viral disease of plants.
  • A composite picture made from overlapping photographs.

    • Adjective

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

    • Related terms

    * alphamosaic * mosaicism * mosaicist * photomosaic

    See also

    * ("mosaic" on Wikipedia) *

    hardstone

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia hardstone)
  • (arts) precious stone or semi-precious stone used to make intaglio, mosaics etc.

    • Anagrams

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