mosaic vs tile

mosaic

noun
  • A composite picture made from overlapping photographs. 

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

  • Any of several viral diseases that cause mosaic-like patterns to appear on leaves. 

  • pixelization (method of censorship) 

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

adj
  • Containing cells of varying genetic constitution. 

verb
  • To arrange in a mosaic. 

tile

noun
  • A rectangular graphic. 

  • Any of various flat cuboid playing pieces used in certain games, such as dominoes, Scrabble, or mahjong. 

  • A regularly-shaped slab of clay or other material, affixed to cover or decorate a surface, as in a roof-tile, glazed tile, stove tile, carpet tile, etc. 

verb
  • To seal a lodge against intrusions from unauthorised people. 

  • To protect from the intrusion of the uninitiated. 

  • To arrange in a regular pattern, with adjoining edges (applied to tile-like objects, graphics, windows in a computer interface). 

  • To optimize (a loop in program code) by means of the tiling technique. 

  • To cover with tiles. 

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