Definition of
icon has definitions from the fields of fine art,computer science
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[ noun ] a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface

Synonyms

picture image ikon

Examples

"they showed us the pictures of their wedding" "a movie is a series of images projected so rapidly that the eye integrates them"

Related terms

representation photograph collage drawing reflection sonogram inset panorama foil chiaroscuro iconography likeness bitmap cat_scan visualize

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[ noun ] (computer science) a graphic symbol (usually a simple picture) that denotes a program or a command or a data file or a concept in a graphical user interface

Related terms

symbol graphical_user_interface computer_science

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[ noun ] (fine art) a conventional religious painting in oil on a small wooden panel; venerated in the Eastern Church

Synonyms

ikon

Related terms

painting

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Rhymes with

kahn khan conn con walk-on pecan astrakhan yukon lexicon helicon

Phonetic and Homophones

AY1 K AA0 N icahn

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