Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

skiamorph

/ˈskiəmɔɹf/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ski-amorph
IPA: /ˈskiəmɔɹf/

20

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of skeuomorph.

Example Sentences

"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."
"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 older form is retained in the newer material."

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σκῐᾱ́ (skĭā́, “shadow”) + μορφή (morphḗ, “form”).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: σκῐᾱ́

Inflected Forms

skiamorphs (plural)

Derived Forms

skiamorphic skiamorphism

Synonyms

skeuomorph

Questions

How do you pronounce skiamorph?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈskiəmɔɹf/.
What does skiamorph mean?: Synonym of skeuomorph.
Where does skiamorph come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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