mosaicity

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noun

A measure of the long-range disorder of a crystal.

OriginEnglish mosaic ← Middle French mosaïque ← Italian mosaico →
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Meanings

mosaicity1

nounmosaicity (countable and uncountable, plural mosaicities)

plural mosaicities

  1. countableuncountablechemistryA measure of the long-range disorder of a crystal.
  2. countableuncountablemedicineThe presence of mosaic vessels in a tumour.

Mosaicity2

nounMosaicity (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe property of being Mosaic, related to Moses.

Origin

mosaicity · noun

  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. Englishmosaicity

From mosaic + -ity.

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Mosaicity · noun

From Mosaic + -ity.

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APA

mosaicity. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mosaicity

MLA

“mosaicity.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mosaicity. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mosaicity,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mosaicity.

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