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First post to the list and it's a peculiar one. I just received this message
from a SME:
"I assume you understand the concept behind the word onomatopoeia. That the
pronunciation of the word mimics the sound it is describing. Do you know of
an analogous word but in the visual sense. Is there a word that describes
the concept behind a phrase such as 'S-shaped'?"
In the interests of furthering communication between writers and engineers,
I would love to be able to answer knowledgeably. Concrete poetry is the
closest concept that I can think of, or maybe he's describing something
glyphically. Nice anyway, to be interrupted by something so poetic in the
middle of the workday.
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