Meaning

6 senses
  1. An image, symbol, picture, portrait, or other representation, usually as an object of religious devotion.

  2. (especially)A type of religious painting portraying a saint or scene from Scripture, often done on wooden panels.

    Ikone

    ико́наikóna, о́бразóbraz

    іко́наikóna

    a conventional religious painting in oil on a small wooden panel; venerated in the Eastern Church

  3. (broadly)A person or thing that is the best example of a certain profession or some doing.

    That man is an icon in the business; he personifies loyalty and good business sense.

    Symbol

    ико́наikóna, и́долídol, куми́рkumír

    іко́наikóna, і́долídol, куми́рkumýr

  4. A small picture that represents something.

    Click the loudspeaker icon to configure audio settings.

    Icon

    ико́нкаikónka, пиктогра́ммаpiktográmma, значо́кznačók

    іко́нкаikónka, значо́кznačók, піктогра́маpiktohráma

  5. A small picture that represents something.

    (Internet, informal)An image used to represent a user; an avatar or profile picture.

    Is it okay if I use your drawing as my icon?

    Bild

    изображе́ниеizobražénije, о́бразóbraz

    зобра́женняzobrážennja, о́бразóbraz

  6. A word, character, or sign whose form reflects and is determined by the referent; onomatopoeic words are necessarily all icons.

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Examples

51 sentences
  1. To edit a sentence, click on the pencil icon.

    ruЧтобы изменить предложение, нажмите на иконку с изображением карандаша.

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  2. To adopt a sentence, click on the white person icon.

    ruЧтобы присвоить предложение, нажмите на иконку белого цвета с изображением фигуры человека.

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  3. To release a sentence, click on the black person icon.

    ruЧтобы отказаться от предложения, кликните на иконку черного цвета с изображением фигуры человека.

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  4. You need to double-click on the application's icon to open the application.

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  5. To change the flag, click on the flag icon and choose the correct language.

    ruЧтобы изменить флаг, щёлкните по иконке с изображением флага и выберите флаг, соответствующий нужному языку.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 4
religious painting:
exemplar:
small picture, computer icon:
image:
Русский
By meaning 4
religious painting:
exemplar:
small picture, computer icon:
image:
Deutsch
By meaning 4
religious painting:
exemplar:
small picture, computer icon:
image:

Origin

From Latin īcōn, from Ancient Greek εἰκών (eikṓn, “likeness, image, portrait”). Eastern Or

From Latin īcōn, from Ancient Greek εἰκών (eikṓn, “likeness, image, portrait”). Eastern Orthodox Church sense is attested from 1833. Computing sense first recorded in 1982.

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