Etymology

mosaicity

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Today it means: A measure of the long-range disorder of a crystal. Full definition →

English mosaic ← Middle French mosaïque ← Italian mosaico
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mosaicity · noun1

  1. Ancient GreekΜοῦσᾰ (Moûsă)
  2. Ancient GreekΜουσεῖον (Mouseîon)
  3. Ancient Greekμουσεῖον (mouseîon)
  4. Late Latinmūsīvum
  5. Medieval Latinmusaicum
  6. Italianmosaico
  7. Middle Frenchmosaïque
  8. Englishmosaic
  9. English todaymosaicity

From mosaic + -ity.

Mosaicity · noun2

From Mosaic + -ity.

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