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Mottled vs Mosaic - What's the difference?

mottled | mosaic |

As adjectives the difference between mottled and mosaic

is that mottled is colored in patches; spotted while mosaic is containing cells of varying genetic constitution.

As a verb mottled

is past tense of mottle.

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.

mottled

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Colored in patches; spotted
    • The mottled skin of the snake was a camouflage that helped it blend in with the shadows.

    Derived terms

    * mottled duck

    Verb

    (head)
  • (mottle)

    • 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) *