Frontier deforestation is forest destruction that occurs along a discernible frontier, such as a new road cut into a forest. Mosaic deforestation, in contrast, occurs in patches across a forested area. However, in many areas deforestation can exhibit both frontier and mosaic patterns of development.
A picture made with with tiles and stone is a mosaic.
There is a mosaic picture from AD 261 in this weeks newspaper.
"Mosaic" is a reference to Mosaic law - the laws handed down by Moses, ie: Judaism.
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NCSA Mosaic, or simply Mosaic
gaudi'sryptthe Alexander mosaic
Mosaic moray was created in 1926.
The ISBN of The Parsifal Mosaic is 0394521110.
The Mosaic Company was created in 2004.
Mosaic in Green was created in 2004.
Mosaic Fashions was created in 2003.
Canadian Mosaic was created in 1938.