pattern vs mosaic

mosaic vs pattern

pattern and mosaic both are nouns.

pattern is a verb but mosaic is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
pattern	Yes	No	Yes	No
mosaic	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, mosaic is a hyponym of pattern; that is, mosaic is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than pattern:

pattern: a perceptual structure
mosaic: a pattern resembling a mosaic

Other hyponyms of pattern include fractal, gestalt, grid, kaleidoscope, strand.

pattern (noun)	mosaic (noun)
a customary way of operation or behavior	art consisting of a design made of small pieces of colored stone or glass
a decorative or artistic work	arrangement of aerial photographs forming a composite picture
a perceptual structure	transducer formed by the light-sensitive surface on a television camera tube
a model considered worthy of imitation	a pattern resembling a mosaic
something intended as a guide for making something else	viral disease in solanaceous plants (tomatoes, potatoes, tobacco) resulting in mottling and often shriveling of the leaves
something regarded as a normative example
graphical representation (in polar or Cartesian coordinates) of the spatial distribution of radiation from an antenna as a function of angle
the path that is prescribed for an airplane that is preparing to land at an airport

pattern (verb)	mosaic (verb)
plan or create according to a model or models
form a pattern

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