mosaicity

See also: Mosaicity

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Ancient Greek Μοῦσᾰ (Moûsă)

Proto-Indo-European *-yóm

Proto-Hellenic

Ancient Greek -ῐον (-ĭon)

Ancient Greek -εῖον (-eîon)

Ancient Greek Μουσεῖον (Mouseîon)

Ancient Greek μουσεῖον (mouseîon)der.

Late Latin mūsīvum

Medieval Latin musaicumlbor.

Italian mosaicoder.

Middle French mosaïqueder.

English mosaic

Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-ts

Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂tsder.

Latin -itās

Old French -itebor.

Middle English -ite

English -ity

English mosaicity

From mosaic + -ity.

Noun

mosaicity (countable and uncountable, plural mosaicities)

1. (physics, chemistry) A measure of the long-range disorder of a crystal.
2. (medicine) The presence of mosaic vessels in a tumour.