different between ideogram vs glyph

English

Alternative forms

• ideogramme (rare)

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /??d.i.?.??æm/, /?a?.di.?.??æm/
• (US) IPA^(key): /??d.i.o?.??æm/, /??d.i.?.??æm/

Etymology

ideo- +? -gram

Noun

ideogram (plural ideograms)

1. A picture or symbol which represents the idea of something without indicating the sequence of sounds used to pronounce it. Examples include digits, traffic signs, and graphic symbols such as @.

Synonyms

• (symbol): ideograph

Derived terms

• ideogrammatic
• ideogrammatically

Related terms

• logogram
• pictogram

Translations

Polish

Etymology

From idea +? -o- +? -gram.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /i.d???.?ram/

Noun

ideogram m inan

1. (linguistics) ideogram

Declension

Derived terms

• (adjective) ideogramowy

Further reading

• ideogram in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ide??ram/
• Hyphenation: i?de?o?gram

Noun

ideògram m (Cyrillic spelling ?????????)

1. ideogram

Declension

English

Etymology

First attested in 1727. From French glyphe, from Ancient Greek ????? (gluph?, “carving”), from ????? (glúph?, “I carve, engrave”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?l?f/
• Rhymes: -?f

Noun

glyph (plural glyphs)

1. A figure carved in relief or incised, especially representing a sound, word, or idea.
   1. Any of various figures used in Mayan writing.
2. Any non-verbal symbol that imparts information.
3. (typography, computing) A visual representation of a letter, character, or symbol, in a specific font and style.
4. (architecture) A vertical groove.

Synonyms

• (typography) sort

Derived terms

• geoglyph
• homoglyph

Related terms

• anaglyph
• hieroglyph
• petroglyph
• triglyph
• diglyph

Translations

See also

• ligature