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Mosaic vs Tesseraic - What's the difference?

mosaic | tesseraic |

As adjectives the difference between mosaic and tesseraic

is that mosaic is containing cells of varying genetic constitution while tesseraic is done in mosaic; tessellated.

As a noun mosaic

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

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) *

    tesseraic

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (obsolete) Done in mosaic; tessellated.
  • * 1712 , Sir R. Atkyns