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单词 pictograph
释义

pictograph

noun

pic·​to·​graph ˈpik-tə-ˌgraf How to pronounce pictograph (audio)
1
: an ancient or prehistoric drawing or painting on a rock wall
2
: one of the symbols belonging to a pictorial graphic system
3
: a diagram representing statistical data by pictorial forms
pictographic
ˌpik-tə-ˈgra-fik How to pronounce pictograph (audio)
adjective

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web The emoji really isn’t a modern concept, simply a pictograph rendered in a digital form. Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, 27 Apr. 2022 In the 1970s Kohlmeyer developed a style of multihued pictographs, usually organized on a grid. Roberta Smith, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2020 The new emoji include useful pictographs such as a ninja, disguised face, polar bear, bubble tea, pickup truck, toothbrush, military helmet, two people hugging, and pinched fingers (also known as the Italian hand gesture). cleveland, 30 Jan. 2020 The collection’s core design features a cave art-like pictograph of a long-necked water bird facing the spirit of a roaring panther with a fish over the source spring of the San Antonio River. René A. Guzman, ExpressNews.com, 6 Jan. 2020 Before me were crude drawings, pictographs painted on the walls of the shallow cave by ancient civilizations that occupied this place thousands of years ago. San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Oct. 2019 Roche-a-Cri has ancient pictographs from the ancestors of the local Ho-Chunk, who carved arrows, birds, figures, canoes and more into the rock, and used it to track astronomical events and local life. Jennifer Billock, Smithsonian, 18 July 2019 They were then shown an intentionally ambiguous image—in this case, a Chinese pictograph. Alexandra Sifferlin, Time, 11 June 2018 Petroglyphs are pecked, engraved or polished designs on rock; pictographs are painted or drawn designs on rock.60. azcentral, 15 May 2015 See More

Word History

Etymology

Latin pictus + English -o- + -graph

First Known Use

1851, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

pictograph

noun

pic·​to·​graph ˈpik-tə-ˌgraf How to pronounce pictograph (audio)
1
: an ancient or prehistoric drawing or painting on a rock wall
2
: a diagram showing information by means of pictures

pictograph

noun

1
as in symbol

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • symbol
  • attribute
  • emblem
  • totem
  • logo
  • logogram
  • icon
  • ensign
  • ikon
  • hallmark
  • trademark
  • insignia
  • logograph
  • crest
  • impresa
  • badge
  • monogram
  • token
  • stamp
  • colophon
  • coat of arms
  • cognizance
2
as in pictogram

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • pictogram
  • drawing
  • art
  • image
  • picture
  • diagram
  • artwork
  • illumination
  • visual
  • graphic
  • caption
  • key
  • illustration
  • legend
  • plate
  • representation
  • portrait
  • depiction
  • inset
  • figure
  • explanation
  • portrayal
  • exposition
  • clarification
  • pictorialization
  • elucidation
  • explication
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