glyph

[glif] /glɪf/
noun
1.
a pictograph or hieroglyph.
2.
a sculptured figure or relief carving.
3.
Architecture. an ornamental channel or groove.
Origin
1720-30; < Greek glyph(ḗ) carving, derivative of glýphein to hollow out
Related forms
glyphic, adjective
Examples from the web for glyphs
  • It was recently updated to match the particle glyphs described in the article.
  • Totalitarian glyphs and runes etched themselves in the minds of generations.
  • See the glyphs, carvings and paths, which are all constructed of stone.
  • These are loose, gawky glyphs of spiky, unidentifiable flora or fauna.
  • Sometimes there are no words at all, only pictures or diagrams or glyphs that may be deciphered into multiple meanings.
  • Here you'll see a series of figures painted with their name glyphs.
  • glyphs are visual symbols used to convey information based on appearance or position.
  • Once collected, this data is organized and displayed in student-constructed glyphs which are then interpreted.
  • The exact number of coronations recounted varies depending on the size of the vessel and the scale of the glyphs.
  • Interior motifs include bands, geometric glyphs and animal motifs.
British Dictionary definitions for glyphs

glyph

/ɡlɪf/
noun
1.
a carved channel or groove, esp a vertical one as used on a Doric frieze
2.
(rare) another word for hieroglyphic
3.
any computer-generated character regarded in terms of its shape and bit pattern
Derived Forms
glyphic, adjective
Word Origin
C18: from French glyphe, from Greek gluphē carving, from gluphein to carve
Word Origin and History for glyphs

glyph

n.

1727, "ornamental groove in architecture," from French glyphe (1701), from Greek glyphe "a carving," from glyphein "to hollow out, cut out with a knife, engrave, carve," from PIE root *gleubh- "to cut, slice" (cf. Latin glubere "to peel, shell, strip," Old English cleofan "to cleave"). Meaning "sculpted mark or symbol" (as in hieroglyph) is from 1825.