skeuomorph

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A design feature copied from a similar feature in another object, even when not functionally necessary.

Pronunciation

/ˈskjuːəmɔɹf/ skyo͞oʹə-môrf LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-skeuomorph.wav

Word forms

skeuomorph skeuomorphs

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σκεῦος (skeûos, “implement, tool, vessel”) + μορφή (morphḗ, “form”), modeled after zoomorph (“resembling an animal”) and phyllomorph (“resembling a plant”).

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