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kuvio

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Finnish

Etymology

kuva (picture, image) + -io. Coined by Finnish physician and translator Wolmar Schildt in 1845.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkuʋio/, [ˈkuʋio̞]
  • Rhymes: -uʋio
  • Syllabification(key): ku‧vi‧o
  • Hyphenation(key): ku‧vio

Noun

kuvio

  1. figure (drawing imparting information)
  2. shape (appearance of something in terms of its arrangement in space, especially its outline)
  3. pattern (design, motif or decoration, especially formed from regular repeated elements)
  4. pattern (naturally-occurring or random arrangement of shapes, colours etc. which have a regular or decorative effect)
  5. pattern (particular sequence of events, facts etc. which can be understood)
  6. (music) pattern (of notes, etc.)
  7. (forestry) compartment (subdivision of a forest)
    Synonym: metsikkökuvio
  8. (informal, usually in the plural) the loop, the program, current events and goings-on, etc.

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