iconomatic

/ (aɪˌkɒnəˈmætɪk) /

adjective

employing pictures to represent not objects themselves but the sound of their names

Derived forms of iconomatic

iconomaticism (aɪˌkɒnəˈmætɪˌsɪzəm), noun

Word Origin for iconomatic

C19: from Greek, from eikon image + onoma name

Example sentences from the Web for iconomatic

  • Architecture and sculpture had attained there a great perfection, as well as ideographic and iconomatic writing (see p. 140).

    The Races of Man |Joseph Deniker