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单词 pictograph
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pictographn.

Brit. /ˈpɪktəɡrɑːf/, /ˈpɪktəɡraf/, U.S. /ˈpɪktəˌɡræf/
Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with English elements. Etymons: Latin pictus , -o- connective, -graph comb. form.
Etymology: < classical Latin pictus painted (see pictogram n.) + -o- connective + -graph comb. form. Compare pictographic adj., pictography n.
1. A pictorial symbol or sign, esp. one representing a word or phrase; a record or system of writing consisting of pictorial symbols.Chiefly used with reference to ancient systems of writing.
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society > communication > writing > written character > [noun] > pictograph
hieroglyphic1596
pictograph1851
pictogram1885
picturegraph1915
society > communication > writing > written text > [noun] > according to type of writing
pictograph1851
stenograph1856
cursive1861
minusculea1876
uncial1881
1851 H. R. Schoolcraft Hist. & Statist. Information Indian Tribes U.S. I. vi. 416 The description of Pictograph A, Plate 60, is as follows:—this is the leading inscription, and symbolizes the petition to the President.
1900 A. H. Sayce Babylonians & Assyrians x. 209 In Egypt the hieratic or running-hand of the scribe developed out of the primitive pictographs.
1955 Bull. Atomic Scientists Mar. 91/2 An Indian pictograph enthusiast..noticed carnotite stain on a cliff face in the Edgemont, S.D., area.
2002 T. Shimoda Fourth Treasure (2003) 176/1 Ki (‘tree’) is a pictograph of a tree with sweeping branches.
2. A pictorial representation of statistical data.
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the world > relative properties > number > probability or statistics > [noun] > graph > picture or map representing
cartogram1890
pictograph1937
society > communication > representation > a plastic or graphic representation > [noun] > on a surface > types of
picture card1707
sand-table1812
inset1881
shadowgraph1886
shadow-picture1889
sand-tray1893
cutout1905
standee1930
punch-out1934
pictograph1937
1937 R. Modley How to use Pictorial Statistics iii. 19 The chief variation is that the bar chart can indicate the diversity in subject only in its printed legend, while the pictograph expresses the subject by the character of the symbols which make up each ‘bar’. In other words the bar chart is an abstract presentation of facts; the pictograph is concrete.
1954 D. Huff How to lie with Statistics vi. 66 The daddy of the pictorial chart, or pictograph, is the ordinary bar chart.
1996 Kansas City (Missouri) Star (Nexis) 11 Oct. d7 They also can graph the yardage of field goals on a line graph, a pictograph and a bar graph.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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