Is there a name for these curved lines that represent head motion?
Learn English – What are these lines depicting movement in a cartoon called
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I can't find a corresponding (domain-specific?) definition of abstract lines as used above, but I'm guessing it's intended to imply lines which convey an abstract quality such as movement, emotion, etc. - rather than something "material", such as might be captured by a photographic image.
By implication therefore, exclamation marks or a lightbulb drawn above a cartoon character's head (indicating surprise, or a sudden inspiration) ought to also be called "abstract" lines / glyphs / punctuation marks, but I've never come across any such usage myself.
For anyone who thinks this is "Quiite Interesting" (such as me, now my attention is focused on it), I also found this post on Pinterest...
Fascinating stuff, domain-specific terminology.