noun · academic
mosaic
UK/məʊˈzeɪ.ɪk/US/moʊˈzeɪ.ɪk/mo·SAIC
Band 7+speakingtask2
an artwork made from small pieces of stone, glass, or tile arranged to form a picture or pattern
Examples
“The church floor is decorated with an intricate mosaic.”
“Roman mosaics often depict mythological scenes.”
“Conservators must stabilise loose tesserae when restoring a mosaic.”
Band 8 sentence
“The Byzantine basilica's mosaics combine vivid colour and iconographic detail to convey theological narratives.”
Collocations
- Roman mosaic
- intricate mosaic
- mosaic tiles
Word family
mosaics plural nounmosaicist noun
Common mistakes
mural→mosaic
mozaic→mosaic
Say it for a higher band
5wall decoration→6mural→7+mosaic
Synonyms
tessellation
Easily confused
fresco
“The basilica contains both frescoes and mosaics from different centuries.”
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