ICON


Meaning of ICON in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ aɪkɒn ]

( icons)

1.

If you describe something or someone as an icon , you mean that they are important as a symbol of a particular thing.

Only Marilyn has proved as enduring a fashion icon.

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2.

An icon is a picture of Christ, his mother, or a saint painted on a wooden panel.

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3.

An icon is a picture on a computer screen representing a particular computer function. If you want to use it, you move the cursor onto the icon using a mouse. ( COMPUTING )

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