pictology

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noun

A scientific approach to measuring and analysing the characteristic features of artworks.

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Meanings

nounpictology (uncountable)
  1. uncountableartA scientific approach to measuring and analysing the characteristic features of artworks.

Origin

Introduced by M. M. van Dantzig, presumably picture + -o- + -logy.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

typologiclogotypic
Cite this entry
APA

pictology. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pictology

MLA

“pictology.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pictology. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pictology,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pictology.

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