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  1. Similar term to "visual" for audio? - English Language & Usage Stack ...

    Dec 17, 2014 · I'm looking for a term for audio in form of the word visual. Visual is defined as of or relating to the sense of sight What could you call the sense of hearing? Also, what do you call this …

  2. sense verbs - a word like "visual", "auditory", except for touch ...

    Dec 6, 2014 · a word like "visual", "auditory", except for touch Ask Question Asked 15 years, 1 month ago Modified 8 years, 8 months ago

  3. How do I call a word for audible equivalent of visualize?

    Jan 14, 2021 · I recall this term being used at conferences like ACM Siggraph as the audio counterpart to visual rendering of data (which includes the animation data used in games and movies.

  4. meaning - Are the words "snarky" and "smarmy" a form of visual ...

    Jul 2, 2023 · I found these two common English words (snarky and smarmy) that seem like forms of a literary device. However, unlike onamatopoeia, the comparison is not made with sound, but rather it …

  5. Like onomatopoeia, but visual - English Language & Usage Stack …

    Jun 2, 2015 · The word phenomime can be used for words that act like onomatopoeia (also known as phonomimes) for non-auditory sensory stimuli (the other four senses). They are quite common in …

  6. Term for graphical representation of sound

    Mar 18, 2012 · The visual display of a sound wave can take many forms. You ask what the " graphical representation of a sound " is called, and you show an example. There are different terms for …

  7. etymology - Why aren't optical illusions called visual illusions ...

    Jul 18, 2015 · In light of what we know about optical illusions, a better expression might be "visual illusion." I say this because Optics is the study of the properties and phenomenon of light, and isn't …

  8. Better wording to represent " to show this in image..."

    Jun 4, 2016 · Pictorial representation — TFD visual representation as by photography or painting Or visual representation Illustration — M-W something that serves to illustrate: as a. an example or …

  9. Word for a single picture which can be interpreted in two different ...

    Jun 13, 2020 · They are called ambiguous images. One can argue that there is ambiguity in what the image ‘should’ be, though that ambiguity is often intentional. Ambiguous images or reversible figures …

  10. What is the meaning of “mantle” in this sentence?

    Nov 9, 2025 · In a visual novel written in American English, I have found the following passage, as a character is describing the contents of his room, which is themed around car racing (emphasis is …