earcon

noun
/ˈɪə̯.kɒn/UK/ˈɪəɹˌkɑn/US

Etymology

Blend of ear + icon.

  1. derived from εἰκών
  2. borrowed from īcōn
  3. compounded as earcon — “ear + icon

Definitions

  1. A brief, distinctive sound used to represent a specific item or event.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for earcon. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA