iconics means the study of images and symbols as a form of communication. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.
Etymology
From icon + -ics. Compare Ancient Greek εἰκονικός (eikonikós, “relating to images”).
noun
- The study of images and symbols as a form of communication.““Their aesthetic, if you haven't noticed, is about benign skin cancers, supernumerary nipples. Conventional tattoos belong firmly among the iconics of the hegemon. […]””