Meaning

7 senses
  1. A figure carved in relief or incised, especially representing a sound, word, or idea.

    Zeichen, Symbol

    глифglif, знакznak, си́мволsímvol

    glyptic art in the form of a symbolic figure carved or incised in relief

  2. A figure carved in relief or incised, especially representing a sound, word, or idea.

    Any of various figures used in Mayan writing.

  3. Any non-verbal symbol that imparts information.

  4. 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.

    Glyphe

    глифglif

  5. A vertical groove.

  6. A land snail of the genus Glyphyalinia

  7. Any of various black-and-white noctuid moths with figural-like wing patterns, such as those in Protodeltote, Deltote, and Maliattha.

Examples

7 sentences
  1. Mayan glyphs are fascinating.

  2. This Mayan glyph is yet to be deciphered.

  3. Toki Pona has a writing system that visually resembles Maya glyphs.

  4. Many Westerners appreciate the wide variety in the visual graphic aspect of Oriental glyphs.

  5. Of all my various linguistic knowledge, maybe Japanese Kana glyphs are what I cherish most.

Translations

8 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
carved relief representing a sound, word or idea:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
carved relief representing a sound, word or idea:
graphic representation of a character:

Origin

First attested in 1727. Borrowed from French glyphe, from Ancient Greek γλυφή (gluphḗ, “ca

First attested in 1727. Borrowed from French glyphe, from Ancient Greek γλυφή (gluphḗ, “carving”), from γλύφω (glúphō, “I carve, engrave”).

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