skiamorph
/ˈskiəmɔɹf/
skiamorph noun: synonym of skeuomorph.
Noun
skiamorph (plural skiamorphs)
- Synonym of skeuomorph.
- Survivals of this sort are known as ‘skiamorphs’ (shadow shapes), and in one form or another they are very common in technology,^([sic]) A modern instance is the survival of timber graining on the surface of plastic mouldings and furniture.2009 [1981], J. E. Gordon, Structures: Or Why Things Don't Fall Down, Hachette Books, →ISBN
- As mentioned above, archaeology shows us that the echo of one material is often imitated in other materials as a ‘skiamorph’ (skia, Greek for shadow; morph, shape). Here one medium ‘shadows’ another material, which may have become outmoded by quicker industrial processes yet the exact shape of the...2015, Janis Jefferies, Diana Wood Conroy, Hazel Clark, editors, The Handbook of Textile Culture, Bloomsbury Publishing, →ISBN, page 143
- Synonyms:
- skeuomorph
Synonyms of skiamorph
Forms of skiamorph
| plural | skiamorphs |
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Origin of skiamorph
From Ancient Greek σκῐᾱ́ (skĭā́, “shadow”) + μορφή (morphḗ, “form”).
Words formed from skiamorph
Questions about skiamorph
- What does skiamorph mean?
- Skiamorph means synonym of skeuomorph.
- What part of speech is skiamorph?
- Skiamorph is a noun.
- How do you pronounce skiamorph?
- Skiamorph is pronounced /ˈskiəmɔɹf/.
- What is the plural of skiamorph?
- The plural of skiamorph is skiamorphs.
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