This is an ongoing collection of words related to the art of ambigrams. If you know of other words that should be listed here, please submit them to us along with a proposed definitionambiguous, adj., of double meaning

ambigram, n., word or phrase that can be read or viewed in more than one way, or from more than a single vantage point

anagram, n. word or phrase made by arranging in different order the letters of another word or phrase, e.g. eat, tea

analogy, n. agreement or likeness in certain respects

fractal, n. , a mathematically recursive design, continuing on infinitely

homonym, n. word of the same form as another but of a different sense

paragon, n. , model of excellence

paragram, n. pun, play on words

paronym, n. word with the same sound but different spelling and meaning, e.g. mote, moat

palindrome, n. , a word or phrase that reads the same forwards and backwards, such as "Able was I ere I saw Elba" or "A man, a plan, a canal -- Panama"

rebus, n. riddle in which words are represented by pictures standing for the syllables

recursion, n. , pattern repeating back on it self, into infinity.

tessellation, n. , mosaic-like repeating pattern