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The study examines the duality of verbal and iconic terminological strategies, the former exclusively based on lexical naming (verbal definition), the latter on the shared action of lexical naming and pattern imposing (visualizing). Terms resulting from the joint strategy of naming and visualizing operate as terminological models. Terminological units involving any type of iconic features, are referred to as iconic terms (IT), iconicity-free units solely based upon verbal definition are classified as non-iconic terms (NT). The class of IT is assumed to consist of three types: iconic terms supported by (i) pattern-based, (ii) pattern-and-affix-based, and finally (iii) affix-based iconicity. The main attention is focused on the last type, typical of Sabbag's pioneering work.