semiotics
noun /ˌsemiˈɒtɪks/
/ˌsemiˈɑːtɪks/
[uncountable]- the study of signs and symbols and of their meaning and useMore Like This Uncountable nouns ending in –icsUncountable nouns ending in –ics
- athletics
- ballistics
- civics
- cybernetics
- genetics
- geophysics
- gymnastics
- linguistics
- optics
- orthodontics
- orthopaedics
- phonetics
- phonics
- physics
- semantics
- semiotics
- stylistics
- thermodynamics
Word Originlate 19th cent.: from Greek sēmeiotikos ‘of signs’, from sēmeioun ‘interpret as a sign’.