glyph
English
/ɡlɪf/
noun
Definitions
- A figure carved in relief or incised, especially representing a sound, word, or idea.
- Any non-verbal symbol that imparts information.
- (typography) A visual representation of a letter, character, or symbol, in a specific font and style.
- (architecture) A vertical groove.
Etymology
Derived from French glyphe derived from Ancient Greek γλυφή (carving, incision, carved work).
Origin
Ancient Greek
γλυφή
Gloss
carving, incision, carved work
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- adermatoglyphia English
- aglyph English
- aglyphous English
- agriglyph English
- bioglyph English
- dendroglyph English
- dermatoglyph English
- diglyph English
- geoglyph English
- geoglyphic English
- glyphlike English
- glyphographic English
- glyphography English
- hemiglyph English
- hobo English
- hoboglyph English
- homoglyph English
- homoglyphic English
- lithoglyph English
- opisthoglyph English
- opisthoglyphous English
- petrosomatoglyph English
- phytoglyphic English
- phytoglyphy English
- proteroglyph English
- proteroglyphous English
- solenoglyph English
- solenoglyphous English
- glifo Italian
- aglyphe French
- glyphe French
- géoglyphe French
- homoglyphe French
- pétroglyphe French
- glifo Spanish, Castilian
- γλυφή Ancient Greek
- γλύφω Ancient Greek
- ἀ- Ancient Greek
- ἱερόγλυφος Ancient Greek
- *glewbʰ- Proto-Indo-European
- hieroglyf Danish
- hobo
- aglyph
- diglyph
- geoglyph
- bioglyph
- homoglyph
- aglyphous
- glyphlike
- agriglyph
- hemiglyph
- hoboglyph
- lithoglyph
- geoglyphic
- solenoglyph
- homoglyphic
- dendroglyph
- phytoglyphy
- opisthoglyph
- dermatoglyph
- glyphography
- proteroglyph
- phytoglyphic
- glyphographic
- solenoglyphous
- proteroglyphous
- opisthoglyphous
- adermatoglyphia
- petrosomatoglyph