Motif vs Palmette - What's the difference?
motif | palmette |
A recurring or dominant element; a theme.
(music) A short melodic passage that is repeated in several parts of a work
A decorative figure that is repeated in a design
(crystallography) The physical object or objects repeated at each point of a lattice. Usually atoms or molecules.
A basic element of a move in terms of why the piece moves and how it supports the fulfilment of a stipulation.
(biochemistry) In a nucleotide or amino-acid sequence, pattern that is widespread and has, or is conjectured to have, a biological significance.
A motif in decorative art resembling the fan-shaped leaves of a palm tree.
As nouns the difference between motif and palmette
is that motif is a recurring or dominant element; a theme while palmette is a motif in decorative art resembling the fan-shaped leaves of a palm tree.motif
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Noun
(en noun)- See how the artist repeats the scroll motif throughout the work?