#550. Indication -- N. indication
symbolism
symbolization;
semiology
semiotics
Zeitgeist
[means of recognition: property] characteristic
diagnostic;
lineament
feature
trait
fingerprint
voiceprint
footprint
noseprint
[for animals]
cloven hoof
footfall
recognition (memory) 505
[means of recognition: tool] diagnostic
divining rod
detector
sign
symbol
index
indice|
indicator
point
pointer
exponent
note
token
symptom
dollar sign
dollar mark
type
figure
emblem
cipher
device
representation
epigraph
motto
posy
gesture
gesticulation
pantomime
wink
glance
leer
nod
shrug
beck
touch
nudge
freemasonry
telegraphy
chirology[Med]
byplay
dumb show
cue
hint
clue
clew
key
scent
signal
signal post
rocket
blue light
watch fire
watch tower;
telegraph
semaphore
flagstaff
fiery cross
calumet;
heliograph
guidon
headlight
[sign (evidence) on physobj of contact with another physobj] mark
scratch
line
stroke
dash
score
stripe
streak
tick
dot
point
notch
nick
imprint
impress
impression
[symbols accompanying written text to signify modified interpretation]
keyboard symbols
printing symbols
red letter[for emphasis]
italics
underlining
bold font
jotting
note
annotation
reference
blaze
cedilla
hachure[Topography];
quotation marks
double quotes,""
parentheses
brackets
braces
curly
brackets
arrows
slashes
left parenthesis[list]
"("
right parenthesis
")"
opening bracket
"["
closing bracket
"]"
left curly brace
"{";
right curly brace
"}"
left arrow
"<"
right arrow
">"
forward slash
"/"
backward slash
"\"
exclamation point
"!"
commercial at
"@"
pound
sign
"#"
percent sign
"%"
carat
"^"
ampersand
"&"
asterisk
"*";
hyphen
"-"
dash
"-"
"_"
em dash
"--"
plus sign
"+"
equals sign
"="
question mark
"?"
period
"."
semicolon
";"
colon
":"
comma
","
apostrophe
"'"
single quote
"'"
tilde
"~"
[For identification: general] badge
criterion
countersign
counterfoil
duplicate
tally
label
ticket
billet
letter
counter
check
chip
chop
totem;
card
bill
witness
voucher
stamp
trade mark
Hall mark
[For identification of people
on a document] signature
mark
autograph
autography
attestation
hand
hand writing
sign manual;
cipher
seal
sigil[Lat]
signet
hand and seal [Law]
brand
superscription
endorsement
[For identification of people
to gain access to restricted (locations
or information)] password
watchword
catchword
security card
pass
passkey
credentials
open sesame
pass-parole
shibboleth
title
heading
docket
address card
visiting card
insignia
banner
flag
colors
streamer
standard
eagle
oriflamme
figurehead
ensign
pennon
pennant
pendant
blue
Peter
jack
ancient
gonfalon
union jack
banderole
"old glory"
[U.S.]
quarantine flag
yellow-flag
yellow jack;
tricolor
stars and stripes
bunting
heraldry
crest
coat of arms
arms
armorial bearings
escutcheon
scutcheon
shield
supporters
livery
uniform
cockade
epaulet
chevron
garland
love knot
favor
[Of locality] beacon
cairn
post
staff
flagstaff
hand
pointer
vane
cock
weathercock
guidepost
directing post
signpost
pillars of Hercules
pharos
bale-fire
beacon-
fire
landmark
seamark
lighthouse
polestar
lodestar
cynosure
guide
address
direction
name
sign
signboard
[Of the future] warning
omen
prefigurement
trace[Of the past]
record
alarm
669. scepter
milepost. brand[Of
disgrace]
fool's cap. check[For detection]
telltale
test
(experiment)
mileage ticket
notification
advertisement
531
word of command
call
bugle call
trumpet call
bell
alarum
cry;
battle cry
rallying cry
reveille
sanctus bell[Lat]
exposition
proof
pattern
V. indicate
be the sign
denote
betoken
argue
testify
bear the impress
connote
represent
stand for
typify
symbolize
put an indication
put a mark
note
mark
stamp
earmark;
blaze
label
ticket
docket
dot
spot
score
dash
trace
chalk
print;
imprint
impress
engrave
stereotype
make a sign
underscore
give a signal
hang out a
signal
beckon
nod
wink
glance
leer
nudge
shrug
tip the wink;
gesticulate
raise the finger
hold up the finger
raise the hand
hold up
the hand
saw the air
"suit the action to the word" [Hamlet]
wave a banner
unfurl a banner
hoist a banner
hang out a banner
n
wave the hand
wave a kerchief
give the cue
show
one's colors
give an alarm
sound an alarm
beat the drum
sound the
trumpets
raise a cry
sign
seal
attest
underline
to)
call attention to
give notice
527
Adj. indicating
indicative
indicatory
denotative
connotative
diacritical
representative
typical
symbolic
pantomimic
symptomatic
characteristic
demonstrative
diagnostic
exponential
emblematic
armorial
individual
known by
recognizable by
indicated
pointed
marked
indelible
Adv. in token of
symbolically
in dumb show
Phr. ecce signum[Lat]
ex ungue leonem[Lat]
ex pede Herculem[Lat];
vide ut supra
#551. Record. -- N. trace
vestige
relic
remains
scar
cicatrix;
footstep
footprint
pug
track mark
wake
trail
scent
monument
slab
tablet
trophy
achievement
obelisk
pillar
column
monolith
memorial
memento
testimonial
medal
commemoration
record
note
minute
register
registry
roll
cartulary
diptych
Domesday book
entry
memorandum
inscription
copy
duplicate
docket
notch
deed
document;
deposition
affidavit
certificate
notebook
memorandum book
memo book
pocketbook
commonplace book;
portfolio
pigeonholes
adversaria[Lat]
jottings
gazette
gazetteer
newspaper
daily
magazine
almanac
calendar
ephemeris
diary
log
journal
daybook
ledger;
professional journal
scientific
literature
the literature
primary literature
secondary literature
article
review article
archive
scroll
state paper
return
blue book
statistics
Acts of
Transactions of
Proceedings of
Hansard's
Debates
chronicle,annals
legend
history
biography
Congressional Records
registration
registry
enrollment
tabulation;
entry
booking
signature
recorder
journalism
[analog recording media] recording
tape recording
videotape
[digital recording media] compact disk
floppy disk
diskette
hard
disk
Winchester disk
read-only memory
ROM
write once read mostly
memory
WORM
V. record
put on record
place on record
chronicle
calendar
hand
down to posterity
keep up the memory
commemorate
(celebrate) 8
report
write
commit to writing
reduce
to writing
put in writing
set down in writing
writing in black and
white
put down
jot down
take down
write down
note down
set down;
note
minute
put on paper
take note
make a note
take minute
take
memorandum
make a return
mark
sign
enter
book
post
post up
insert
make an entry of
mark off
tick
off
register
enroll
file
burn into memory
carve in stone
Adv. on record
"read their
history in a nation's eyes" [Gray]
"records that defy the tooth of time"
[Young]
#552. [Suppression of sign.] Obliteration. -- N. obliteration;
erasure
cancel
cancellation
deletion
blot
tabula rasa[Lat]
effacement
extinction
V. efface
obliterate
erase
raze|!
expunge
cancel;
blot out
take out
rub out
scratch out
strike out
wipe out
wash out
sponge out
wipe off
rub off
wipe away
deface
render illegible
draw
the pen through
apply the sponge
be effaced
leave no trace
"leave not a rack behind."
Adj. obliterated
out of print
leaving no
trace
intestate
unrecorded
unregistered
unwritten
Int. dele
out with it!
Phr. delenda est Carthago [Lat][Cato]
#553. Recorder. -- N. recorder
notary
clerk
registrar
register
prothonotary[Law]
amanuensis
secretary
scribe
bookkeeper
custos rotulorum[Lat]
Master of the Rolls
annalist
historian
historiographer
chronicler
journalist;
biographer
antiquary
interviewer
#554. Representation. -- N. representation
imitation
illustration
delineation
imagery
portraiture
iconography
design
designing
art
fine arts
painting
55
sculpture
engraving
photography
cinematography;
radiography
autoradiography[Bioch]
fluorography[Chem]
personation
personification
impersonation
drama
picture
photo
photograph
daguerreotype
snapshot
X-ray photo;
movie film
movie
tracing
scan
TV image
video image
image file
graphics
computer graphics
televideo
closed-circuit TV
copy
drawing
sketch
drought
draft
plot
chart
figure
scheme
image
likeness
icon
portrait
striking likeness
speaking
likeness
very image
effigy
facsimile
figure
figure head
puppet
doll
figurine
manikin
lay-figure
model
marionette
waxwork
bust
statue
statuette
ideograph
hieroglyphic
diagram
monogram
map
plan
chart
ground plan
projection
elevation (plan) 626
cartography
atlas
outline
scheme
view
(painting) 55
radiograph
spectrogram
V. represent
delineate
depict
portray
take a
likeness
catch a likeness
hit off
photograph
daguerreotype;
snapshot
figure
shadow forth
shadow out
adumbrate
body forth
describe
trace
copy
mold
dress up
illustrate
symbolize
paint
carve
engrave
personate
personify
impersonate
assume a character
pose as
act;
play
mimic
hold the mirror up to nature
Adj. represent
representing
representative
*illustrative;
represented
imitative
figurative
iconic
like
graphic
cinquecento
#555. Misrepresentation. -- N. misrepresentation
distortion
caricatura|
exaggeration
daubing
bad likeness
daub
sign
painting
scratch
caricature
burlesque
falsification
misstatement
parody
lampoon
take-off
travesty
V. misrepresent
distort
overdraw
exaggerate
caricature
daub;
burlesque
parody
travesty
Adj. misrepresented
#556. Painting. -- N. painting
depicting
drawing
design;
perspective
chiaroscuro
420 composition
treatment
historical painting
portrait painting
miniature painting
landscape
painting
marine painting
still life
flower painting
scene painting;
school
style
the grand style
high art
genre
portraiture;
ornamental art
monochrome
polychrome
pallet
palette
easel
brush
pencil
stump
black lead
charcoal
crayons
chalk
pastel
paint
watercolor
body
color
oil color
oils
oil paint
varnish
priming
gouache
tempera
distemper
fresco
water glass
enamel
encaustic painting;
mosaic
tapestry
photography
heliography
color photography
sun painting
graphics
computer graphics
picture
painting
tableau
canvas
oil painting
fresco
cartoon
easel picture
cabinet picture
draught
draft
pencil
drawing
water color drawing
etching
charcoal
pen-and-ink
sketch
outline
study
photograph
color photograph
black-and-white photograph
holograph
heliograph
daguerreotype
negative
positive
glossy print
matte print;
enlargement
reduction
life-size print
instant photo
Polaroid photo
technicolor
Kodachrome
Ektachrome
Polaroid
portrait
whole length
full length
half
length
kitcat
head
miniature
shade
silhouette
profile
landscape
view
scene
prospect
panorama
diorama;
still life
picture gallery
exhibit
studio
atelier
V. paint
design
limn draw
sketch
pencil
scratch
shade
stipple
hatch
dash off
chalk out
square up
color
dead color
wash
varnish;
draw in pencil
paint in oils
stencil
depict
(represent) 554
Adj. painted
pictorial
graphic
picturesque
pencil
oil
Adv. in pencil
Phr. fecit[Lat]
delineavit[Lat]
mutum est pictura poema[Lat]
#557. Sculpture. -- N. sculpture
carving
statuary
high relief
low relief
relief
relieve;
intaglio
medal
medallion
cameo
marble
bronze
terra cotta[Sp]
papier-mache
ceramic ware
pottery
porcelain
china
earthenware
cloisonne
enamel
faience
Laocoon
satsuma
statue.
cast
V. sculpture
carve
cut
chisel
model
mold
*cast
Adj. sculptured
v. in relief
ceramic
marble
#558. Engraving. -- N. engraving
line engraving
mezzotint engraving
stipple engraving
chalk engraving
dry point
bur;
etching
chiseling
plate engraving
copperplate
engraving
steel engraving
wood engraving
xylography
lithography
photolithography
glyphography
xylograph
lithograph
chromolithograph
photolithograph
holograph
impression
engraving
plate
steelplate
copperplate
etching;
mezzotint
aquatint
cut
woodcut
stereotype
graver
etching point
style
plate
stone
wood block
negative
die
punch
stamp
printing
plate printing
copperplate printing
anastatic
color printing
lithographic printing
type printing
5
three-color process
illustration
illumination
half tone
photogravure
vignette
initial
letter
tailpiece
[person who inscribes on stone] lapidary
lapidarian
V. engrave
grave
stipple
scrape
etch
bite
bite in
lithograph
n
engraved
[of inscriptions on stone] lapidary
Phr. sculpsit[Lat]
imprimit[Lat]
#559. Artist. -- N. artist
painter
limner
drawer
sketcher
designer
engraver
master
old master
draftsman
draughtsman
copyist
dauber
hack
enamel
enameler
enamelist
caricaturist
historical painter
landscape painter
marine painter
flower painter
portrait painter
miniature painter
miniaturist
scene painter
sign
painter
coach painter
engraver
sculptor
carver
chaser
modeler
statuary
Phidias
Praxiteles
Royal Academician
photographer
cinematographer
lensman
cameraman
camera technician
camera buff
wildlife photographer
Phr. photo safari
"with gun and camera"
2. Conventional Means
Language generally