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lectosigns

lectosigns is the plural of lectosign.

Meaning of lectosign

Noun

lectosign (plural lectosigns)

  1. (film theory) In the works of philosopher Gilles Deleuze, a lectosign is an image that must be read as much as it is seen or heard. Deleuze introduced this concept in his book Cinema 2: The Time-Image to describe cinematic images that demand interpretation beyond their immediate visual or auditory presentation.
    • Thus chronosigns are continually extended into lectosigns and noosigns.1989, Gilles Deleuze, translated by Hugh Tomlinson and Robert Galeta, Cinema 2: the Time-Image, Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, translation of Cinéma 2, L’Image-temps (in French), page 100

Questions about lectosigns

What is lectosigns the plural of?
Lectosigns is the plural of lectosign.

Words near lectosigns in the dictionary

  1. lectoring
  2. lectors
  3. lectorship
  4. lectorships
  5. lectosign
  6. lectosigns
  7. lectostratotype
  8. lectostratotypes
  9. lectotype
  10. lectotypes
  11. lectotypic

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