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subicon

subicon noun: a subordinate icon.

Noun

subicon (plural subicons)

  1. A subordinate icon.
    • The life of a subicon is tied to that of the parent, in the sense that when the parent is moved or destroyed, the same happens to any subicons it contains. Nesting of subicons to several levels is permitted.2012, Shi-Kuo Chang, Visual Languages, page 217

Forms of subicon

pluralsubicons

Origin of subicon

From sub- + icon.

Questions about subicon

What does subicon mean?
Subicon means a subordinate icon.
What part of speech is subicon?
Subicon is a noun.
What is the plural of subicon?
The plural of subicon is subicons.

Words near subicon in the dictionary

  1. Subia
  2. Subiaco
  3. Subias
  4. Subic
  5. Subic Bay
  6. subicon
  7. subicons
  8. subictal
  9. subicteric
  10. subicula
  11. subicular

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