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Nic Name · 08-11-2002, 12:29 AM

Main Entry: on.o.mato.poe.ia

Pronunciation: "ä-n&-"mä-t&-'pE-&, -"ma-
Function: noun
Etymology: Late Latin, from Greek onomatopoiia, from onomat-, onoma name + poiein to make -- more at POET
Date: circa 1577
1 : the naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation of the sound associated with it (as buzz, hiss)
2 : the use of words whose sound suggests the sense
- on.o.mato.poe.ic /-'pE-ik/ or on.o.mato.po.et.ic /-pO-'e-tik/ adjective
- on.o.mato.poe.i.cal.ly /-'pE-&-k(&-)lE/ or on.o.mato.po.et.i.cal.ly /-pO-'e-ti-k(&-)lE/ adverb

I think your image is a photographic imitation of the action it captures -- skimming. That might be termed photomatopoeic.

08-11-2002, 12:29 AM	#4
Nic Name retired Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 1,930	Your photo inspired a new word. Main Entry: on.o.mato.poe.ia Pronunciation: "ä-n&-"mä-t&-'pE-&, -"ma- Function: noun Etymology: Late Latin, from Greek onomatopoiia, from onomat-, onoma name + poiein to make -- more at POET Date: circa 1577 1 : the naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation of the sound associated with it (as buzz, hiss) 2 : the use of words whose sound suggests the sense - on.o.mato.poe.ic /-'pE-ik/ or on.o.mato.po.et.ic /-pO-'e-tik/ adjective - on.o.mato.poe.i.cal.ly /-'pE-&-k(&-)lE/ or on.o.mato.po.et.i.cal.ly /-pO-'e-ti-k(&-)lE/ adverb I think your image is a photographic imitation of the action it captures -- skimming. That might be termed photomatopoeic. Last edited by Nic Name; 08-11-2002 at 12:39 AM.