Semiotics

Pronunciation: /ˌsɛmiːˈɑːtɪk/

Semiotics (adj)

  1. Relating to how signs, symbols, and signals carry meaning and how people understand them.
  2. Used for the study of systems of signs and the rules that connect them to meanings.
  3. Showing or involving meaning through symbols rather than direct, physical facts.

Semiotics (adjective)

Examples

  • A red light has semiotic meaning in signs.
  • The gesture carries semiotic meaning in signs.