A central or recurring image or action in a literary work that is shared by other works. Unlike themes, which are messages, statements, or ideas, motifs are details whose repetition adds to the work’s [..]

"theme, predominant feature," 1848, from French motif "dominant idea, theme" (see motive).

A distinctive and often recurring feature in a composition. Related: Daniel Buren. D’une impression l’autre. 1983 Jean (Hans) Arp. Bell and Navels. 1931 René Magritte. The Lovers. Le Perreux-sur-Marne [..]

Primary theme or subject that is developed.

theme or subject that reappears in a work of art.

A motif is a recurring fragment, theme or pattern that appears in a work of art

A conspicuous recurring element, such as a type of incident, a device, a reference, or verbal formula, which appears frequently in works of literature. For instance, the "loathly lady" who t [..]

A meaningful pattern of nucleotides or amino acids that is shared by two or more molecules.

a standard set of user interface components and guidelines for applications running on an X-Windows environment, typically for Unix systems. Motif is defined by the Open Software Foundation (OSF).

a design or figure that consists of recurring shapes or colors, as in architecture or decoration a theme that is repeated or elaborated in a piece of music theme: a unifying idea that is a recurrent e [..]

a recurrent device, formula, or situation within a literary work. For example, the sound of the breaking harp string is a motif of Anton Chekhov’s play The Cherry Orchard.

An element which recurs in a literary work, or across literary works.

refers to a recurrent thematic element in a film that is repeated in a significant way or pattern; examples of motifs - a symbol, stylistic device, image, object, word, spoken phrase, line, or sentenc [..]

A recurrent device, formula, or situation, often connecting a fresh idea with common patterns of existing thought.

a recurring object, concept, or structure in a work of literature. A motif may also be two contrasting elements in a work, such as good and evil. In the Book of Genesis, we see the motif of separation again and again throughout the story. In the very first chapter, God separates the light from the darkness. Abraham and his descendants are separated [..]

Short segments of protein 3D structure, which are spatially close but not necessarily adjacent in the sequence

A set of user interface guidelines created by the Open Software Foundation (www.opengroup.org) that specify how an application should look and feel, covering issues like the placement of title bars an [..]

A short tune or musical figure that characterizes and unifies a composition. It can be of any length, but is usually only a few notes long. A motif can be a melodic, harmonic or rhythmic pattern that [..]

a distinctive idea, image or sound that is repeated throughout a work, or that underpins a work, so that the theme of the motif resonates through the work.

A frequently occurring sequence of nucleotide bases in DNA

Motif is a popular commercial window manager that runs under X-Windows. Free work-alike versions are also available.

(n) a design or figure that consists of recurring shapes or colors, as in architecture or decoration(n) a theme that is repeated or elaborated in a piece of music(n) a unifying idea that is a recurren [..]

In proteins, a structural unit exhibiting a particular three-dimensional architecture that is found in a variety of proteins and usually is associated with a particular function. (Figure 3-9)

Main theme of design or creative arrangement.

 In film, a motif is a recurring image that symbolises an idea or issue.

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A short melodic, harmonic or rhythmic idea. It is the shortest fragment of a theme or a phrase that still maintains its identity. A typical example is the opening motif in Beethoven's Symphony No [..]

Illustrated Glossary of Organic Chemistry Motif: In DNA and RNA a pattern formed by a repeated nucleoside or nucleotide sequence (i.e., in the primary structure). In peptides and proteins a pattern fo [..]

a recurring image, sound, line, action or other element that makes a symbolic, allegorical, metaphoric or thematic point in a movie.

a distinctive feature or central element in a work of art.

DNA-binding motifs, first described in one of the HMGA Proteins: HMG-I(Y) Protein. They consist of positively charged sequences of nine Amino Acids centered on the invariant tripeptide Glycine-Arginin [..]

Amino Acid Sequence in which two disulfide bonds (Disulfides) and their connecting backbone form a ring that is penetrated by a third disulfide bond. Members include Cyclotides and Agouti-Related Prot [..]

DNA locations with the Consensus Sequence CANNTG. Enhancer Elements may contain multiple copies of this element. E-boxes play a regulatory Role in the control of transcription. They bind with basic he [..]

Calcium-binding motifs composed of two helixes (E and F) joined by a loop. Calcium is bound by the loop region. These motifs are found in many Proteins that are regulated by Calcium.

Protein structural motifs that play a Role in protein-Protein Binding. The motifs are comprised of approximately 50 residues. Their name derives from the fact that they were found in Cyclin F.

Recurring supersecondary structures characterized by 20 Amino Acids folding into two alpha helices connected by a non-helical "loop" segment. They are found in many sequence-specific DNA-Bin [..]

The first DNA-binding Protein Motif to be recognized. Helix-turn-helix motifs were originally identified in Bacterial Proteins but have since been found in hundreds of DNA-Binding Proteins from both E [..]

Commonly observed Base Sequence or nucleotide structural components which can be represented by a Consensus Sequence or a Sequence Logo.

Commonly observed structural components of Proteins formed by simple combinations of adjacent secondary structures. A commonly observed structure may be composed of a Conserved Sequence which can be r [..]

Short Amino Acid Sequences which are the Binding Sites on the Ligands of Protein Interaction Domains.

Motifs in DNA- and RNA-Binding Proteins whose Amino Acids are folded into a single structural unit around a Zinc atom. In the classic Zinc finger, one Zinc atom is bound to two cysteines and two histi [..]

The duplicated design of vertical and horizontal repeats in a wallpaper pattern. Motif refers to the recurring subject matter.

A nucleic acid or protein sequence that is associated with a function.

the reoccurring aspect (object, issue) in a story; can also be two binary elements in a piece of writing (e.g., bad versus good). A recurring salient thematic element, especially a dominant idea or ce [..]

n. "notion; advice," s.v. motive sb. OED. KEY: motif@n

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Graphical user interface specified by the Open Software Foundation and built on the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's X Windows.

Any figure or design, when used either as the central element in a work or is repeated to create an architectural or decorative pattern. Also, a recurrent thematic element in any work.

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An element that is repeated often enough to be an important feature of a design.

This term refers to the subject of a painting or a distinct element found in a work of art.

a distinctive and often repeated pattern or image in a work of art

a design or shape, often repeated, used decoratively in a work of art.

A recurring idea, pattern or theme across a series of works.

A distinctive element in a work of art or design

A recurring or dominant element; a theme. ''See how the artist repeats the scroll motif throughout the work?'' (music) A short melodic passage that is repeated in several parts of a work. A de [..]

A recurrent or dominant theme in a work of visual or literary art.

A motif is a meaningful pattern in art and literature. When you see an image, type of character, or symbol pop up again and again, chances are you're dealing with a motif. A motif can be specific [..]