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Similar term to "visual" for audio? - English Language & Usage Stack ...
I'm looking for a term for audio in form of the word visual. Visual is defined as of or relating to the sense of sight What could you call the sense of hearing? Also, what do you call this form...
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sense verbs - a word like "visual", "auditory", except for touch ...
a word like "visual", "auditory", except for touch Ask Question Asked 14 years, 11 months ago Modified 8 years, 6 months ago
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meaning - "Visual imperfection" and "cosmetic flaw" in description of ...
These terms generally mean that the problem with the object is purely esthetic, it shouldn't have any significant effect on the function that the product is intended to perform. Of course, if the purpose of the product includes visual appeal, there's some overlap. For instance, clothing is usually intended to look good, and it won't look as good if it has a cosmetic flaw. But the flaw shouldn ...
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etymology - Why aren't optical illusions called visual illusions ...
In light of what we know about optical illusions, a better expression might be "visual illusion." I say this because Optics is the study of the properties and phenomenon of light, and isn't really related to the study of our eyes and our visual system, so somewhere along the line, "visual illusion" became used more.
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What is the meaning of “mantle” in this sentence?
In a visual novel written in American English, I have found the following passage, as a character is describing the contents of his room, which is themed around car racing (emphasis is mine): Damo...
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How do I call a word for audible equivalent of visualize?
I was looking for a word that would convey a similar meaning for "audio" as it is for "visualize." I ran into several suggestions, but as a former musician, I personally prefer ...
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Like onomatopoeia, but visual - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
The word phenomime can be used for words that act like onomatopoeia (also known as phonomimes) for non-auditory sensory stimuli (the other four senses). They are quite common in Japanese, which also has psychomimes (words that act like onomatopoeia for emotions, thought processes, states of mind). Phonomimes use word sounds to represent auditory stimuli, such as a bark, a meow, or a honk ...
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What is another word to describe the way an author creates a visual ...
For example, we can say "Through a simile of grotesque, the author... visually ignites conjures an image creates an atmosphere comparable in ambience etc I am looking for phrases that I can ...
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Word for a single picture which can be interpreted in two different ...
They are called ambiguous images. One can argue that there is ambiguity in what the image ‘should’ be, though that ambiguity is often intentional. Ambiguous images or reversible figures are visual forms which exploit graphical similarities and other properties of visual system interpretation between two or more distinct image forms. These are famous for inducing the phenomenon of ...
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Words pertaining to the senses and the corresponding disabilities
Words relating to the "senses/perception" in a "neuronic/biological" context: pertaining to the senses: sensory pertaining to vision: ocular or optic or visual pertaining to smell: olfactory pertaining to taste: gustatory pertaining to sound/hearing: auditory or aural or acoustic pertaining to touch: tactile or tactual or haptic unable to feel/touch: anaptic unable to smell: anosmic unable to ...