glyph en · NOUN
Pronunciation
Etymology
First attested in 1727. Borrowed from French glyphe, from Ancient Greek γλυφή (gluphḗ, “carving”), from γλύφω (glúphō, “I carve, engrave”).
Meanings
- A figure carved in relief or incised, especially representing a sound, word, or idea.
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A figure carved in relief or incised, especially representing a sound, word, or idea. ▸ Any of various figures used in Mayan writing.
human figures carved on the obverse and the reverse, and glyphs on the other faces. Slab-stelæ, on the other hand, are shorter and most of them bear inscriptions only on the reverse. Frequently associated with these stelæ are smaller monoliths known as "altars," which vary greatly in size, shape, and decoration, some bearing glyphs and others being without them.
1915, Sylvanus Griswold Morley, An Introduction to the Study of the Maya Hieroglyphs, Chapter 2:
- Any non-verbal symbol that imparts information.
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A visual representation of a letter, character, or symbol, in a specific font and style.
The grid column header displays a sort glyph indicating an ascending or descending ordering.
- A vertical groove.
- A land snail of the genus Glyphyalinia
- Any of various black-and-white noctuid moths with figural-like wing patterns, such as those in Protodeltote, Deltote, and Maliattha.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| glyphs | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
glyphomancy · interglyph · petrosomatoglyph · solenoglyph · hieroglyph · hoboglyph · bioglyph · agriglyph · opisthoglyph · petroglyph · glyphomantic · hemiglyph · aglyph · adermatoglyphia · phytoglyphic · anaglyph · lithoglyph · diaglyph · dendroglyph · ideoglyph · homoglyph · diglyph · gallow glyph · glyphography · triglyph · geoglyph · phytoglyphy · glyphlike · proteroglyph · dermatoglyph
Relateds
Translations (47)
hu horony (vertical groove) · ru глиф (carved relief representing a sound, word or idea) · sd خَطُپارو (non-verbal symbol imparting information) · de Zeichen (carved relief representing a sound, word or idea) · it glifo (carved relief representing a sound, word or idea) · nl schriftteken (graphic representation of a character) · hu írásjel (carved relief representing a sound, word or idea) · es glifo (graphic representation of a character) · pt glifo (carved relief representing a sound, word or idea) · sd خَطُپارو (carved relief representing a sound, word or idea) · de Glyphe (graphic representation of a character) · eo signobildo (graphic representation of a character) · fi glyyfi (graphic representation of a character) · ru си́мвол (carved relief representing a sound, word or idea) · sd خَطُپارو (graphic representation of a character) · vi ký tự (graphic representation of a character) · bg символ (graphic representation of a character) · el γλύφος (graphic representation of a character) · cmn 字形 (graphic representation of a character) · fi symboli (carved relief representing a sound, word or idea) · hu gliphé (vertical groove) · hu írásjegy (carved relief representing a sound, word or idea) · ru знак (carved relief representing a sound, word or idea) · gl glifo (carved relief representing a sound, word or idea) · tr glif (carved relief representing a sound, word or idea) · ca glif (graphic representation of a character) · fr glyphe (carved relief representing a sound, word or idea) · es glifo (carved relief representing a sound, word or idea) · kmr glîf (carved relief representing a sound, word or idea) · fi glyyfi (carved relief representing a sound, word or idea) · cmn 字形 (carved relief representing a sound, word or idea) · ja 字体 (carved relief representing a sound, word or idea) · hu rovátkoló díszítés (vertical groove) · ko 자체 (carved relief representing a sound, word or idea) · de Symbol (carved relief representing a sound, word or idea) · fi symboli (non-verbal symbol imparting information) · hu jel (carved relief representing a sound, word or idea) · pl hieroglif (carved relief representing a sound, word or idea) · bg глиф (carved relief representing a sound, word or idea) · hu véset (vertical groove) · fi kirjoitusmerkki (carved relief representing a sound, word or idea) · hu szimbólum (carved relief representing a sound, word or idea) · cmn 字體 /字体 (carved relief representing a sound, word or idea) · hu íráselem (graphic representation of a character) · ru глиф (graphic representation of a character) · bo ཡིག་འབྲུ (graphic representation of a character) · tr oyma (carved relief representing a sound, word or idea)