Apt to imitate; given to mimicry; imitative.
Characterized by mimicry; -- applied to animals and plants; as, mimetic species; mimetic organisms. See Mimicry.
Used in describing a type of architecture, once common on the American roadside, wherein the form of the building was physically suggestive of the type of business conducted there; also called programmatic architecture. More broadly, the term can be used to refer to virtually any building which defies common conventions and seeks to mimic something other than a building. One of the most famous examples was Los Angeles' Brown Derby Restaurant.
Exact duplicate. Positivist view that everything can be precisely defined in 'mimetic' statements. Positivism
Refers to a theory of artistic representation that emphasizes realism and verisimilitude. The term derives from the Greek mimesis, meaning imitation. The mimetic approach to mythology concentrates on the relation between the myth and the "accuracy" with which it represents the values and perspectives of the society from which it derives. Particularists would be more inclined to use a mimetic approach than would comparativists.
characterized by or of the nature of or using mimesis; "a mimetic dance"; "the mimetic presentation of images"
exhibiting mimicry; "mimetic coloring of a butterfly"; "the mimetic tendency of infancy"- R.W.Hamilton
artwork whose purpose is to “mimic” or imitate nature; often refers to work that is highly realistic
A messenger who mimics the voice and mannerisms of the message's sender.
This term is also known as "motor imitation". A person makes the sign for "apple" and the other person imitates the exact sign for "apple". Another example is one person claps their hands and the other person also claps their hands.