skeuomorph
[skyoo-uh-mawrf]
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noun
an ornament or design on an object copied from a form of the object when made from another material or by other techniques, as an imitation metal rivet mark found on handles of prehistoric pottery.
Nearby words
- sketchable,
- sketchbook,
- sketchpad,
- sketchy,
- skete,
- skew,
- skew arch,
- skew field,
- skew lines,
- skew symmetry
Origin of skeuomorph
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019
Examples from the Web for skeuomorph
To speak somewhat figuratively, heteromorphism is a sort of disease that may attack the skeuomorph or the biomorph.
Evolution in Art|Alfred C. HaddonNow one part of the body was surrendered to the skeuomorph and anon another.
Evolution in Art|Alfred C. Haddon