glyph

[ glif ]

/ glɪf /

noun

a pictograph or hieroglyph.

a sculptured figure or relief carving.

Architecture. an ornamental channel or groove.

Origin of glyph

1720–30; <Greek glyph(ḗ) carving, derivative of glýphein to hollow out

OTHER WORDS FROM glyph

glyphic, adjective

Words nearby glyph

Glyn, Glyndebourne, glyoxaline, glyoxylate, glyoxylic acid, glyph, glyphography, glyphosate, glyptal, glyptic, glyptics

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Example sentences from the Web for glyph

A classified list shows 28 compounds of this glyph, 20 of these showing the subfix, and combined with a face or other prefix.
Commentary Upon the Maya-Tzental Perez Codex|William E. Gates
The position of the month glyph in this text is most unusual.
An Introduction to the Study of the Maya Hieroglyphs|Sylvanus Griswold Morley
An error of this kind is difficult to detect, because there is no indication in the text as to which glyph is the one at fault.
An Introduction to the Study of the Maya Hieroglyphs|Sylvanus Griswold Morley
With graph and typ we may set a glyph (from glyph), an outsmoothing of a shape, as that of a figure from a block of stone.
An Outline of English Speech-craft|William Barnes

The day glyph is somewhat obscure, but contains a circular frame supported by a knot, while the month glyph is pretty surely Zac.
On the Age of Maya Ruins|Charles P. Bowditch

British Dictionary definitions for glyph

glyph

/ (ɡlɪf) /

noun

a carved channel or groove, esp a vertical one as used on a Doric frieze

rare another word for hieroglyphic

any computer-generated character regarded in terms of its shape and bit pattern

Derived forms of glyph

glyphic, adjective

Word Origin for glyph

C18: from French glyphe, from Greek gluphē carving, from gluphein to carve

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单词	glyph
释义	glyph [ glif ] / glɪf / noun a pictograph or hieroglyph. a sculptured figure or relief carving. Architecture. an ornamental channel or groove. Origin of glyph 1720–30; <Greek glyph(ḗ) carving, derivative of glýphein to hollow out OTHER WORDS FROM glyph glyphic, adjective Words nearby glyph Glyn, Glyndebourne, glyoxaline, glyoxylate, glyoxylic acid, glyph, glyphography, glyphosate, glyptal, glyptic, glyptics Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for glyph A classified list shows 28 compounds of this glyph, 20 of these showing the subfix, and combined with a face or other prefix. Commentary Upon the Maya-Tzental Perez Codex\|William E. Gates The position of the month glyph in this text is most unusual. An Introduction to the Study of the Maya Hieroglyphs\|Sylvanus Griswold Morley An error of this kind is difficult to detect, because there is no indication in the text as to which glyph is the one at fault. An Introduction to the Study of the Maya Hieroglyphs\|Sylvanus Griswold Morley With graph and typ we may set a glyph (from glyph), an outsmoothing of a shape, as that of a figure from a block of stone. An Outline of English Speech-craft\|William Barnes The day glyph is somewhat obscure, but contains a circular frame supported by a knot, while the month glyph is pretty surely Zac. On the Age of Maya Ruins\|Charles P. Bowditch British Dictionary definitions for glyph glyph / (ɡlɪf) / noun a carved channel or groove, esp a vertical one as used on a Doric frieze rare another word for hieroglyphic any computer-generated character regarded in terms of its shape and bit pattern Derived forms of glyph glyphic, adjective Word Origin for glyph C18: from French glyphe, from Greek gluphē carving, from gluphein to carve Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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