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skiamorphs

skiamorphs is the plural of skiamorph.

Meaning of skiamorph

Noun

skiamorph (plural skiamorphs)

  1. (uncommon) 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
    Synonyms:
    skeuomorph

Questions about skiamorphs

What is skiamorphs the plural of?
Skiamorphs is the plural of skiamorph.

Words near skiamorphs in the dictionary

  1. skiagraphy
  2. skiamachy
  3. skiamorph
  4. skiamorphic
  5. skiamorphism
  6. skiamorphs
  7. skiapod
  8. skiapods
  9. skiascope
  10. skiascopes
  11. skiascopic

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